From 1469 to 1486, the 12th of Ikenobo, Senkei IKENOBO, had a reputation as a tatebana (the traditional art of arranging flowers, literally meaning "making flowers stand") master, and from 1532 to 1555, the 13th of Ikenobo, Seno IKENOBO, was frequently invited to the Imperial court to arrange flowers and he authored 'Ikenobo Seno Kuden' (the famous manuscript about ikebana) to organize the theories and techniques of tatebana.
文明(日本)年間（1469年-1486年）に池坊12世池坊専慶は立花（たてばな）の名手として知られ、天文(元号)年間（1532年-1555年）には、池坊13世池坊専応が度々宮中に招かれて花を立て、また「池坊専応口伝」を著して立花の理論と技術を体系化した。