In the late Joseon Dynasty, various goods were traded with Japan in various ways. Among them, Gumu trade(求貿) was a unique form of trade that was approved by requesting Joseon to meet the demand for specific goods inside and outside Tsushima Island and deliberating on issues in Joseon. And special items such as living animals were also transferred from Joseon to Japan through Gumu trade. In addition to horses and hawks, more than 20 species of animals were included, including nightingale, roe deer, crane, magpie, squirrel, rabbit, duck, donkey, mandarin duck, pigeon, swallow, quail, marten, wild goose, dog, sheep, swan, plover, goose, stork, camel, and wonchoeng. Tsushima requested a total of 53 times of trade from 1611 to 1749, and most of them were granted in Joseon. The purpose of Tsushima’s request for trade in animals was directly or indirectly connected to the Bakuhu, such as the request of influential shogun and Bakuhu, and the voluntary dedicate of Tsushima. Therefore, it can be said that animal trade through the gumu trade in the late Joseon period has a political and diplomatic symbolism as well as an economic aspect. The Joseon government also knew that the Bakuhu was mainly consuming animals that Tsushima took through trade. Therefore, despite various inconveniences, trade continued as one of the means to maintain relations[friendship] with neighboring countries with Japan. By examining the characteristics and meaning of such animal trade, it is thought that it can be a clue to understanding the reality of Joseon-Japan diplomacy that leads to ‘Joseon government-Tsushima-Japan’s Bakuhu’.