 Players' determinations (and the actual answers) are recorded using "genji-mon" linear patterns, the elements of which allude to chapters in the "Tale of Genji".Apart from kōdō, incense can also be used during the tea ceremony or other functions.A variety of containers and censers, or kōro, made out of porcelain, wood, lacquer or other materials were created over the centuries for this purpose, such as kōgō, and kōbako, all of which can be supremely valuable items.