본 연구는 고려도경에 등장하는 도자, 금속 등 기명류를 대상으로 분석한 내용이다. 고려도경 자체에 대한 역주 작업은 이미 여러 차례 이루어졌고 제도사, 여성사, 복식사 등의 분야에서 심화된 연구가 진행되고 있으나, 미술사 부문에서는 내용에 대한 인용에 그쳤을 뿐 그 분석은 거의 이루어지지 않았다. 특히 재질과 명칭, 규격이 명시된 여러 가지 기명들의 존재는 현전 기록자료와 실물자료가 적은 고려시대 공예 연구에서 중요한 근거를 제공할 것이라 생각한다. 그러므로 『고려도경』기명 류에 대한 용어, 용례, 용도, 재질, 크기 등 기초적인 자료의 정리와 해석 위에 재질별 비교, 공예적 위계, 명칭과 개념의 문제, 장식기법 등 상호적인 비교연구가 이루어진다면 고려시대 공예사 뿐 아니라 한국 공예사 연구에 의미가 있다고 보았다. 본 연구는 이러한 기초 조사와 해석을 토대로 『고려도경』의 도자, 금속 등 왕실 연회와 일상에서 사용했던 기명(그릇)류를 분석하였다. 나아가 동시대 북송과 거란 등 동북아의 일정한 정치, 지리적 상호 관계 속에서 연관 자료를 비교해 보았다. 이를 통해 고려시대 기물의 명칭, 재질, 용도 등에 대한 구체적 근거를 마련하고자 하였다.
The purpose of this study is to analyze the containers, such as ceramic ware and metal ware, that appear in Gaolitujing. The translation of Gaolitujing itself has been done already for many times and its in-depth study was also carried out in the field of system history, female history, and costume history. However, it was simply cited in the art history and its analysis has rarely been conducted. In 『Xu?nhwafengshi Gaolitujing』 (Gaolitujing is an official record where the whole process of the visit to Goryeo in 1123 by the delegates of the emperor Huizong of the North Song Dynasty was described in detail), various containers appear with their materials, names, and sizes specified on them. Therefore, their existence is expected to provide important ground to the research on the crafts history of Goryeo Dynasty with comparatively less amount of existing written records or real-size artifacts. Accordingly, this study analyzed the containers used for royal family party and people"s daily lives, such as the ceramic ware and metal ware recorded in Gaolitujing, based on such basic research and interpretation. Furthermore, this study tried to compare the relevant data with each other with a focus placed on the political and geographical inter-relationship with the Northeastern countries at that time such as North Song Dynasty and the Khitan. Through the contents of Gaolitujing which were seen, heard, summarized, and recorded by the envoy of Song Dynasty in the 12th century, the similarity and difference of the East Asian crafts as well as the contents of royal family party could be identified. The formative system of Goryeo celadons and their weight in handicrafts were also identified and their range of use, usage, and colors were recorded in detail. In addition, the metal dishes occupied a lot of space in Gaolitujing. Thus the decoration skills like the plating skill as well as the weight of the metal materials could also be identified. It was also identified that the classes of the users of the containers were different according to the materials of the handicrafts. Accordingly, this study can find its great significance in the history of Korean handicrafts in that it summarized the basic information on the kinds, names, materials and sizes of the containers of the Goryeo Dynasty recorded in Gaolitujing and further, it provided the foundation of the research on crafts of Goryeo Dynasty by conducting the comparison of the material of each craft and by studying the hierarchy of the crafts, names and concepts, and manufacturing method as well.