조선통신사(朝鮮通信使) 마상재(馬上才) 공연과 일본의 조선류요마술(朝鮮流要馬術)

Performance of “Masangje” by Chosun Delegation to Japan and Chosun Equestrian Skills in Japan

The purpose of this study is to In this article, we aim to reveal three aspects of Chosun Equestrian Skills developed in Japan based on the performance of “Masangje” by Chosun delegation to Japan in the mid of 17th Century: (i) to presume the inception phase of Chosun Equestrian Skills, (ii) to concretely specify the relation between the performance of “Masangje” by Chosun delegation to Japan and Chosun Equestrian Skills, and (iii) define characteristics of Chosun Equestrian Skills. The result of our survey is condensed into the following three points. Firstly, we presume that the inception phase is somewhere between 1336(when Nobutsuna Matsudaira, whom Masanao Yusa, the founder of Chosun Equestrian Skills, served for, started to communicate with Chosun delegation to Japan) and 1662 (when the delegation period ended). Secondly, we confirm that the characters portrayed in The Picture Scroll of Chosun Equestrian Skills Volume 2. It would then follow that they developed Chosun Equestrian Skills building on the performance of “Masangje” by Chosun delegation to Japan in order to acquire necessary equestrian skills for cavalry battles. Thirdly, Chosun Equestrian Skills can be defined as an outcome of cultural exchanges concerning martial arts between Chosun and Japan.