During the Chosun dynasty there were royal proprieties of tea ritual mainly for the purpose of serving envoys from neighboring countries and offering of a new product to the Deity. There were Buddhist proprieties of tea ritual representing religious ideals of each sect of Buddhism. And Confucian tea rituals were performed in accordance with the book entitled Kare (a family code of decorum) written by Chuja. Besides these there, were Taoist proprieties of the ritual.

The findings of the historical study of the proprieties of Korean traditional tea ritual, based on documents, are as follows. 1. The proprieties of tea ritual for the Imperial Sanctuary and the Buddhist proprieties of tea ritual for Buddha was celebrated during the Silla dynasty. 2. The proprieties of tea ritual during the Koryo dynasty developed in various types, such as the propreieties of tea ritual for the Imperial government, Buddha, Confucians.