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Mungwa jeonsiui (文科殿試儀, Court Rites Pertaining to the Palace Examination) and Bangbangui (放榜儀, Court Rites Pertaining to Successful Civil Service Examiners) can be regarded as the epitome of the court rites conducted by Joseon to actualize ideological politics that were rooted in Neo-Confucian cultivation. The jeonsiui (殿試儀) were civil service examination related court rites that were carried out amidst the presence of the king. The entrenchment of the notions contained in the Orye (五禮, Five Rites), which included the placing of the king in a position of predominance, from the foundation of the Joseon dynasty onwards led to the holding of the jeonsiui as a means to highlight the king's central role. The bangbangui (放榜儀) were court rites used to announce those who had successfully passed the palace examination on the auspicious day when the exam results were announced and to grant gifts such as hongpae (紅牌, certificate of successful completion of the palace examination), flowers, congratulatory table (wine and fruits), and ilsan (日傘, parasol) to the successful applicants. However, the bangbangui was a ceremony to praise a king who produced outstanding royal subjects rather than for those who successfully passed the palace examination. Based on an analysis of the Mungwa jeonsi uiju (文科殿試儀註, Book of Court Rites Pertaining to the Palace Examination) and Bangbang uiju (放榜儀註, Book of Court Rites Pertaining to the Awards Ceremony for Successful Palace Examiners) during early Joseon, and in particular of the status of the Joseon king, this study showed how the designers of the uiju (book of court rites) sought to actualize goals and significances for the court rites that went beyond the framework of the five rites. As such, desipte the Jeonsiui (殿試儀) and bangbangui (放榜儀), those who applied or passed the palace examinations were regarded as being secondary elements that could be used to further upgrade the predominance of the Joseon king, rather than as the main subjects of such court rites.