Gyoku

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[The Establishment and History of Kodo]
Regarding the establishment of the art of incense, there is a theory that since Oedari Yuho (Iwata Soho) around the Kyoho era (1716-36), it was founded by Sasaki Doyo, a Basara feudal lord of the Northern and Southern Courts (Dokushi Biyo), but although Doyo was an avid collector of fragrant woods, the incense he produced was combat incense, not incense art. All incense artists, regardless of school, look up to Sanjonishi Sanetaka (Gokku) as their founder. This is probably because Sanjonishi was regarded as an authority on incense at the Imperial Palace, having served as the head of the incense office for a number of years, and was also highly regarded in the capital and provincial capitals as a central scholar with connections to contemporary cultural figures such as Sogi, Botanka Shohaku, Soami, and Takeno Jōō.

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［香道の成立と沿革］
　香道の成立については享保(1716‐36)ころの大枝流芳（おおえだりゆうほう）(岩田漱芳)以来南北朝の婆娑羅（ばさら）大名佐々木道誉を始祖とする説があるが(《読史備要》)，道誉は香木に執心した収集者ではあっても，その香は闘香であり香道ではない。香道家は流派を問わず三条西実隆(尭空)を始祖と仰いでいる。三条西内府が御香所預を歴任したため御所における香の権威と目され，また宗祇，牡丹花肖柏（ぼたんかしようはく），相阿弥（そうあみ），武野紹鷗（たけのじようおう）ら当代の文化人との交遊で中心的な碩学として都鄙に声望高かったためであろう。…

※「尭空」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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