Dobo were in charge of performing arts such as sarugaku and landscape gardening, and during the reign of Yoshimasa ASHIKAGA, Noami (one of the major Doboshu) with a good judgment concerning imported goods from China made selections of Higashiyama gomotsu (tools for tea ceremonies, etc. held by Yoshimasa).
同朋は猿楽や庭園作りなどの芸能を司り、足利義政の代には唐物の目利きに優れた能阿弥による東山御物の制定(選定？）などを行った。