This study analyzes the kind and name of hanbok materials, frequency of exchange, amount of exchange, and price recorded in janggi, the statement about commodity exchange, by Hwaseon Song, the wholesale dealer who lived in Hongcheon Eup, Gangwon-do ...
This study analyzes the kind and name of hanbok materials, frequency of exchange, amount of exchange, and price recorded in janggi, the statement about commodity exchange, by Hwaseon Song, the wholesale dealer who lived in Hongcheon Eup, Gangwon-do Province in the early 20th century. Through the analysis, it provides base data for the study on Korea’s modern clothing.
The hanbok materials recorded in the list of items can be categorized into five types—cotton, hemp, silk, wool, and union cloth. Among them, cotton cloth took 262 cases(73%), which was the highest number of exchange, and the amount of exchange far exceeded others. As for the number of exchange, cotton was followed by ramie or hemp(70 cases, 20%), silk(15 cases, 4%), union cloth(11 cases, 3%).
The material that was the most common among cotton cloth was cotton broad cloth. As its ratio was high, its type and name varied a lot, and many were names such as guryongdo and bukbu, which are thought to be name of the regions that the cloth was woven. Calico, another representative type of cotton cloth along with cotton broad cloth also had various types and names. There were Donghwado, Ieodo, and Hwajeokdo, which seem to be name of the regions that calico was produced. Also, there were various names that looked like the name of calico products or producers such as Hwapyo, Sip-eehwa, Sip-eehwamokdan, Mokdan, Gumokdan, Hwawon, Palmeein, and Wonbang.
The type of hemp cloth with the highest number of exchange was banpo(25 cases), which took 36% of total hemp cloth. The second most common hemp cloth was saengkwangdongpo and shekwangdongpo, which took 8% respectively.
This study analyzes the kind and name of hanbok materials, frequency of exchange, amount of exchange, and price recorded in janggi, the statement about commodity exchange, by Hwaseon Song, the wholesale dealer who lived in Hongcheon Eup, Gangwon-do Province in the early 20th century. Through the analysis, it provides base data for the study on Korea’s modern clothing.
The hanbok materials recorded in the list of items can be categorized into five types—cotton, hemp, silk, wool, and union cloth. Among them, cotton cloth took 262 cases(73%), which was the highest number of exchange, and the amount of exchange far exceeded others. As for the number of exchange, cotton was followed by ramie or hemp(70 cases, 20%), silk(15 cases, 4%), union cloth(11 cases, 3%).
The material that was the most common among cotton cloth was cotton broad cloth. As its ratio was high, its type and name varied a lot, and many were names such as guryongdo and bukbu, which are thought to be name of the regions that the cloth was woven. Calico, another representative type of cotton cloth along with cotton broad cloth also had various types and names. There were Donghwado, Ieodo, and Hwajeokdo, which seem to be name of the regions that calico was produced. Also, there were various names that looked like the name of calico products or producers such as Hwapyo, Sip-eehwa, Sip-eehwamokdan, Mokdan, Gumokdan, Hwawon, Palmeein, and Wonbang.
The type of hemp cloth with the highest number of exchange was banpo(25 cases), which took 36% of total hemp cloth. The second most common hemp cloth was saengkwangdongpo and shekwangdongpo, which took 8% respectively.
Silk cloth took only a small proportion in its types, number of exchange, and amount of exchange. This result is contradictory to the results of other studies that were focused on upper classes, which found silk cloth had the biggest ratio.
As for Chinese hemp gossamer and dorima, the kinds of union cloth with the biggest number of case of exchange and amount of exchange, it has been known through oral tradition that silk thread was used for warp and ramie yarn was used for weft. However, it is hard to find examples recorded in old literature and there are no verifiable relics. Through the record of janggi, number of exchange, amount of exchange, and price could be found.
Other than that, ‘jebyung’ and ‘yangdali’ have been known though oral tradition that they were widely used in the enlightenment period but there are no remains or records in old literature. As the records in janggi provided proof that these kinds of cloth were popular in 1910~1914, it is significant historical data.