〈ABSTRACT〉 A Study on Korean Silver Crafts of the Early 20th Century Jeong Ji -hui major of art history department of Cultural Resource Studies Graduate of Korea University Advised by professor Bang Byung-sun Taking an integrated approach to... 〈ABSTRACT〉 A Study on Korean Silver Crafts of the Early 20th Century Jeong Ji -hui major of art history department of Cultural Resource Studies Graduate of Korea University Advised by professor Bang Byung-sun Taking an integrated approach toward Korean silver crafts and producers in the first half of the 20th century, this thesis expanded the scope of study, which have much stressed on modern discussion for Art factory(美術品製作所), to look into not only Art factory, but also craft-specialty stores such as Shinhang Sanghoe(信行商會) and Changshin Sanghoe(昌信商會), and analyzed approximately eighty pieces of silver craft, most of which are housed in national and public museums, in order to find historical meanings of silver crafts of the early 20th century. In addition, this thesis paid attention to historical background to understand why silver crafts were enthusiastically received in the early 20th century and the social recognitions for those crafts. As for the study on Art factory, to define the locations and building sizes of Art factory, the thesis referred to the Appendix of the Annals of King Sun-jong(純宗實錄附錄), articles of modern newss such as Hwangseong Sinmun(皇城新聞), Maeil Sinbo(每日申報) and Daehan Maeil Sinbo(大韓每日申報), and modern maps based on the results of preceding research. Also, it laid the basis for dividing into the three developmental phases centering around Hanseong art factory(漢城美術品製作所), Yi Wang-jik art factory(李王職美術品製作所) and Joseon art factory(朝鮮美術品製作所) respectively and modified the duration of each phase accordingly. It also examined related figures such as Yi Bong-rae(李鳳來) and Domita Kisaku(冨田儀作) in light of the time setting, the period of Japanese occupation, so as to clarify the hidden intention behind the process of founding and dismantling Art factory and what influence those individuals had on factory. To get a better understanding of craft specialty stores, the thesis consulted news articles and advertisements, commercial and industrial materials including Gyeongseong Commercial Industrial Guide(京城商工案內) and Gyeongseong Handbook(京城便覽), based on which it identified about twenty specialty stores concentrated in the Jong-no district and drew up the maps locating major stores such as Shinhang Sanghoe, Hwashin Sanghoe(和信商會), Changshin Sanghoe, Yungwang Sanghoe(潤光商會), Yuchang Sanghoe(裕昌商會) and Joseon Gold Silver Museum(朝鮮金銀美術館). Although silver crafts were viewed as one of Seoul’s representative products in early 20th century and the stores were as thriving as Art factory, there has been little academic attempt to see what roles they played, so this thesis intends to shed light on the silver craft specialty stores. In terms of real craft works, in order to ensure the credibility of research, the thesis focused mainly on crafts housed in national and public museums, offering some other examples owned by private museums or individuals and also introducing crafts produced by Japanese specialty stores closely related with Joseon Dynasty such as Kobayashi Tokeiten(小林時計店), Hattori Tokeiten(服部時計店) and Tenshodo(天賞堂). In particular, the thesis corrected the original manufacturer of crafts, which had been wrongly classified as products by Art factory in Korea since they contained Ehwamun(plum flower design, 李花紋) and Unhyeonggungmun (Unhyeongung Palace design, 雲峴宮紋), is Japan’s Kobayashi and Hattori Tokeiten. In addition, putting together crafts created by Art factory and specialty stores, it discusses characteristics of silver crafts of early 20th century and classify their types. Such academic approach enables to understand that silver crafts of the early 20th century were recognized industrial artworks as a means of executing campaign for modernization and industrialization and also as part of cultural phenomenon swaying the concerned period of time when the degree of civilization was measured through expositions. Along with such social perspective, it can be understood that in the early 20th century, the creation of Korean silver crafts thrived to its peak due to a number of factors including the operation of silver mines that had been historically put under strict national control being transferred to the private sector, construction of large-sized silver smelters, policy to commercialize Ewhamun, the royal coat of arms of the Korean Empire, low-cost labor supply in colony, change in production methods by adoption of machinery and mass production, development of railway, rise in demand for souvenirs by tourism business, the popularization of Bonbonniere, used as gift in the Japanese royal palace. Against the backdrop, Korean silver crafts of the early 20th century came to not only perform a positive role in succeeding once-declining traditional craft and spreading among the public crafts featuring both artistic beauty and practical quality, which is in line with the purpose of establishing Art factory and specialty stores like Joseon Gold Silver Museum in the process of modernization and industrialization, but also hold negative implication that they were deprived of a chance to realize genuine creativity by mass production and adoption of standardized designs under the control of Japanese imperialism. Nevertheless, Korean silver crafts made during the first half of the 20th century can find their meanings in the fact that they were at the center of modernization and industrialization as art crafts representing the period of time and historical outcomes going through changes under the political circumstances of being a colony, that traditional craft techniques could be passed on to the contemporary times through artisans working for the Art factory, and that production and consumption of silver crafts has built on historical layers from Baekmokjeon(綿布廛), the state-permitted store dealing with silver crafts in the Joseon Period, to craft specialty stores during the Japanese occupation, and to today’s shopping district specializing in gold, silver and jewelry in Jong-no. Keywords: Early 20th century, silver crafts, industrial artwork, art craft, Art factory, Hanseong art factory, Yi Wang-jik art factory, Joseon art factory, craft specialty store, Shinhang Sanghoe, Changshin Sanghoe, Kobayashi Tokeiten, Hattori Tokeiten, Tenshodo ，韩语论文，韩语论文网站 |
