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Motifs Concerning Presenting Clothes in Shijing and the Reception Ceremony for Royal Guests in the Zhou Dynasty

  • Journal of Humanities, Seoul National University
  • 2019, 76(1), pp.113-144
  • DOI : 10.17326/jhsnu.76.1.201902.113
  • Publisher : Institute of Humanities, Seoul National University
  • Research Area : Humanities > Other Humanities
  • Received : January 10, 2019
  • Accepted : February 8, 2019
  • Published : February 28, 2019

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ABSTRACT

Poems about presenting clothes in Shijing have motifs related to the arrival of the receiver of the clothes, the listing of clothes, and the hospitality and affection for the receiver. Each of these motifs corresponds to procedures for treating guests in the Zhou palace. In Mao 222 and 261 in Court Hymns, the procedures and ceremonial dresses presented by the king are explicitly exhibited; a few examples can also be found in the poems in Airs of the States, which are known to be songs of love or praising figures in history. All of the clothes presented are believed to be of ceremonial dress. Ceremonies and Rites and the inscriptions of bronze vessels only contain information on the ceremonial procedures and the official statements of kings and vassals. In contrast to this, poems about presenting clothes in Shijing demonstrate not only the king’s address of instruction or the duties of feudal lords, but also metaphors of natural scenes and brotherly love for the guest. This contrast derives from the difference between strict protocol and harmonious music.

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