寒齋 李穆에 대한 硏究 現況과 課題

The Status and Problems of Hanjae Yi Mok Study

This study reviews the historic life cycle of Hanjae Yi Mok(寒齋 李穆: 1471-1498) and proposes the future research topics on Hanjae through pointing out the errors in the past studies. Hanjae Yi Mok is the representative tea professional of Chosun Dynasty in Korea. Although he died very young at 28 years old, he wrote Dabu(茶賦)-the oldest tea book in Korea- and established the foundation for Korean tea study area. The important findings of this study are as follows: First, the historic life cycle of Hanjae should be divided into seven periods- four before death and three after death. Second, the basic foundation of the tea way of Hanjae is Confucian philosophy and the main theme is "Tea of My Mind(吾心之茶)" created by sublimation of tea life into the mental world. Third, the real study on Hanjae started after Korean publication of "Book of Hanjae(寒齋文集)" in 1981. Until 1981, Hanjae had been held in high esteem only in the boundary of Hanjae family and Confucian scholars for 480 years. Currently 30 studies on Hanjae have been performed including articles and books. Fourth, the important errors in past studies are found in spelling of name(Hanjae, Yi Mok), the time when Hanjae started tea life, and the time of writing Dabu. Fifth, the future study should focus on the academic and tea philosophy of Hanjae, including Confucian aspect of Hanjae tea life and comprehensive review of Dabu.