Hongmu yeje (Rituals from the Hongwu Reign)

This is a book compiled on the subject of ritual propriety. After Emperor Taizu of Ming China had pacified the realm, he summoned Confucian scholars from various regions to compile books of ritual, and the Hongmu yeje was one of these. It was extensively used in the ceremonies of the Ministry of Rites from the late Goryeo period through the reign of King Taejong in early Joseon. However, during the reign of King Sejong many objections and controversies arose over these rites, and Sejong ordered the civil official Heo Jo and others to undertake the compilation of state ritual. Drawing on the Hongmu yeje, which had long been in customary use in Korea, together with earlier works on ritual such as the Dusi tongjeon (Du's Comprehensive Institutions) and the Dongguk gogeum sangjeong ye (Comparative Old and New Rites of Korea), they compiled the Gukjo oryeui (Five Rites of State). This was finally completed and published in 1474, the fifth year of King Seongjong, by Sin Suk-ju, Jeong Cheok, and others. Once the Gukjo oryeui was published, the Hongmu yeje gradually fell out of use. The Hongmu yeje is an important source for clarifying the diplomatic conditions and ritual system between Korea and China before the reign of King Seongjong.

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Where it is

Region

Yongsan-gu, Seoul

Designation

Treasure · 보물