{"product_id":"korean-empire-postal-worker-smoking-pipe-uniform-study-refer-433877438","title":"[BUNJANG] Korean Empire Postal Worker Smoking Pipe Uniform Study Reference Archive - 1900s \/ 1900년 - 대한제국기 구한국 우체부 - 곰방대 복식 연구 참고 사료 아카이브","description":"This is a rare printed postcard from the Korean Empire\/early Japanese colonial period, dating back to the early 1900s. It depicts a postal worker of the former Korean Empire ('구한국 우체부').\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e**Period:** Late Korean Empire to Early Japanese Colonial Period (circa 1900s).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e**Specifications \u0026amp; Condition:** Standard Universal Postal Union (UPU) format, unused (Mint Condition), produced via collotype\/offset printing.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e**Key Features:** The front features English text at the bottom ('CUSTOMS OF KOREAN.') and Hanja title ('夫遯郵舊 (俗風鮮朝) — Read right-to-left: Old Mail Diverging Official \/ Joseon Customs').\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e**Historical Significance:**\u003cbr\u003eThis artifact transcends the category of a mere historical or cultural postcard. It serves as a critical visual reference material, bridging the fields of modern administrative history and clothing history.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e**Uniqueness of 'Old Mail Diverging Official' (구우둔부) Title:**\u003cbr\u003eUnlike postcards from foreign tourists or publishers that broadly categorized Joseon people as mere 'customs,' this is an exceptionally rare case that explicitly states the institutional and occupational identity of a 'postal worker of the old Korean Empire' in its title.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt holds significant archival value as a contemporary record from the transitional period when modern postal services were being introduced and established in the Korean Empire.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e**Visual Evidence:**\u003cbr\u003e*   **Attire:** Depicts a figure wearing a traditional *bangrip* (traditional hat), a *durumagi* (traditional robe) from the late Joseon Dynasty, and *mituri* (straw shoes).\u003cbr\u003e*   **Tools:** The image vividly captures the worker's actual uniform, showcasing the primitive leather and fur mailbag slung diagonally across the shoulder and a long smoking pipe (*jangjuk*), evidence of the postal delivery methods of the time.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e**Mint Condition:**\u003cbr\u003eWhile the back is printed with international postal (UPU) specifications ('CARTE POSTALE'), it is a blank white card with absolutely no stamp attachment or writing, preserved perfectly. The original tone and halftone dots of the print remain intact.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA genuine vintage postcard with the title 'Old Mail Diverging Official' (구우둔부).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1900년 - 대한제국기 구한국 우체부 - 곰방대 복식 연구 참고 사료 아카이브\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e대한제국기~일제강점기 초기 '구한국 우체부(舊郵遯夫)' 발행 인쇄 엽서 (Printed Postcard)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e발행 시기: 1900년대 초반 (대한제국 말기 ~ 일제강점기 초기)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e규격 및 상태: 표준 만국우편연합(UPU) 양식, 미사용(Unused\/Mint), 콜타입\/오프셋 인쇄 방식\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e주요 특징: 앞면 하단 영문(CUSTOMS OF KOREAN.) 및 한자 타이틀(夫遯郵舊 (俗風鮮朝) — 우측 읽기: 구우둔부 \/ 조선풍속) 표기\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e스모킹 건(Smoking Gun) 분석: 역사적 가치\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e본 유물은 단순한 구한말 관광·풍속 엽서의 범주를 뛰어넘어, 근대 행정사와 복식사의 교차점을 증명하는 결정적 시각 사료입니다.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'구우둔부(舊郵遯夫)' 표기의 유일성\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e당시 외국인 관광객이나 발행사들이 조선인을 단순히 익명의 '풍속(Customs)'으로 뭉뚱그려 발행하던 것과 달리, '구한국의 우체부'라는 제도적·직업적 실체를 타이틀로 명시한 극히 희귀한 사례입니다.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e대한제국기 근대 우편 제도가 도입되고 정착되던 과도기의 현장 기록으로서 사료적 가치가 매우 높습니다.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e시각적 증거 자료 (Visual Evidence)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e복식: 전통 방립(고깔 모자)과 구한말 두루마기, 미투리(짚신)를 착용한 모습.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e도구: 어깨에 사선으로 멘 당시의 원시적 우편 배달용 가죽·털 행낭(우편낭)과 긴 담뱃대(장죽)가 완벽하게 포착되어 있어 당시 우체부의 실제 근무 복장을 생생하게 증언합니다.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e완벽한 보존 상태 (Mint Condition)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e뒷면에 국제우편(UPU) 규격(CARTE POSTALE)이 인쇄되어 있으나, 우표 부착이나 필기 흔적이 전혀 없는 백지 상태로 완벽하게 보존되어 인쇄의 톤과 망점이 원형 그대로 살아 있습니다.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'구우둔부' 타이틀의 오리지널 빈티지 엽서","brand":"bunjang_general","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67265232306425,"sku":"BJ-433877438","price":100.06,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0660\/2591\/4617\/files\/433877438_1_1790059476_w856.webp?v=1790843835","url":"https:\/\/hallyusuperstore.com\/ja\/products\/korean-empire-postal-worker-smoking-pipe-uniform-study-refer-433877438","provider":"HALLYUSUPERSTORE","version":"1.0","type":"link"}