 In the late Muromachi period in the 16th century, this aesthetic awareness would develop into the accomplishment known as kōdō, which is the art of enjoying the incense of smouldering "koboku".The present style of kōdō has largely retained the structure and manner of the Muromachi period, in which time the tea ceremony and the "ikebana" style of flower arrangement developed as well.During the Tenshō era in the late 16th century, the master craftsmen Kōju was employed at the Kyoto Imperial Palace and practiced incense ceremony.