Development and Refinement of Royal Court Tea Ceremonies during the Period of King Jeongjo of Joseon Dynasty

다국어 초록 (Multilingual Abstract)

Although the Korean tea culture has undergone various phases throughout the periods of the Three kingdoms (57 B.C. - 936 A.D.), Goryeo kingdom (918-1392 A.D.) and Joseon dynasty (1392-1910 A.D.), the ceremonial offerings of tea and ceremonies involving tea were consistently carried out throughout the Korean history. During the last dynasty of Korea, the Joseon dynasty, there were close to 700 documented references of royal court tea ceremonies. Although the procedures of royal court tea ceremonies remained unchanged in the early Joseon dynasty, the royal court tea ceremonies displayed significant changes during the King Jeongjo (正祖) period (r.1776-1800). The royal court tea ceremony began to represent strong national sentiment, popularization of Korean culture and strengthened royal court. These royal court tea ceremony practices established during King Jeongjo continued on until King Gojong, the last king of the Joseon dynasty. This study was conducted to examine the changes in the royal court tea ceremony practices and the influence of King Jeongjo for the development of the changes.

다국어 초록 (Multilingual Abstract)

Although the Korean tea culture has undergone various phases throughout the periods of the Three kingdoms (57 B.C. - 936 A.D.), Goryeo kingdom (918-1392 A.D.) and Joseon dynasty (1392-1910 A.D.), the ceremonial offerings of tea and ceremonies involving tea were consistently carried out throughout the Korean history.
During the last dynasty of Korea, the Joseon dynasty, there were close to 700 documented references of royal court tea ceremonies. Although the procedures of royal court tea ceremonies remained unchanged in the early Joseon dynasty, the royal court tea ceremonies displayed significant changes during the King Jeongjo (正祖) period (r.
1776-1800). The royal court tea ceremony began to represent strong national sentiment, popularization of Korean culture and strengthened royal court. These royal court tea ceremony practices established during King Jeongjo continued on until King Gojong, the last king of the Joseon dynasty. This study was conducted to examine the changes in the royal court tea ceremony practices and the influence of King Jeongjo for the development of the changes.

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