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Latter part of Chos?n(朝鮮) Dinasty period after King Injol Revolution(仁祖反正, 1623), neo- confucianism(性理學) took a firm root in the Korean society in. general. For example, sexual distinction(男女有別) was established by having young male dancers(舞童) put on a performance at royal court banquet(Woiy?n, 外宴) where king and subjects(君臣) participated and all the attendants (chabi 差備) who served the banquet were all males. At royal family banquet(Naey?n, 內宴) where Queen(王妃), Crown prince(王世子), his wife(王世子嬪), king's relatives by blood or marriage(親姻戚) and titled ladies(命婦) participated, attendants(chabi 差備) and entertainers were usually female. Attendants who held royal fans and banners or served the banquet were called Siwichabi(侍衛差備) which included court ladies(女官) and servants(女伶). Their working space(侍衛空間) include palace hall(殿內), make-shift floor(Bokye 補階), and court garden(殿庭) and performing space(呈才空間) is make-shift floor. Court ladies work in the palace hall and female servants work and put on a performance at make-shift floor. Female servants also work at the court garden. This paper tries to find whether the female entertainers(呈才女伶) were distinguished from female servants(侍衛女伶) or they did both jobs. It must have been very difficult for them to serve the banquet at court garden and then move to make-shift floor to put on a performance. Only attendants(chabi 差 備) at make-shift floor could serve the banquet and put on a performance at the same time and naturally they are the subject of this research. Following table shows the result. 〈표삽입〉 The rate of female entertainers also serving as a banquet servants was 31.8% at the ceremony performed in February, 29th year in the reign of Sunjo(純祖 29, 1829) and 36.9% in March 14th year in the reign of Hunjong(憲宗 14, 1848) and about 35% first half of 19th century. Meanwhile after the latter half of 19th century the rate rose dramatically to 90%-100% : 96.1% in December, 5th year(高宗 5, 1868), 95.3% in April, 10th year(高宗 10, 1983), 91.8% in December 14th year( 高宗 14, 1877). 94.7% in January, 24th year(高宗 24, 1887), 94.2% in September, 29th year in the reign of King Kojong(高宗 29, 1892), 90.9% in May 5th year(光武 5, 1901), 100% in July 5th year, 94.3% in April 6th year(光武 6, 1902), 98.5% in November 6th year of Kwangmu. The number of female entertainers at royal family banquet was 45 in February 29th year of King Sunjo period(1829), 41 March 14th year in the reign of Hunjong(1848) and less than 5 after December 5th year of King Kojong's reign (1868). Almost all the female entertainers nor only pur on a performance ar royal family ceremony but also served as banquet servants after the latter half of the 19th century.