Since the 4th iemoto Koshin succeeded to the head position in the Sen family from Sotan, Omote-senke is the head family of Senke, however, Ura-senke publicly proclaims with no hesitation that 'there is no hierarchical relation among the three Senke' at present.
表千家は4代江岑が宗旦から家督を継いでいるので千家の宗家（本家）であるが、今日では裏千家に「三千家に上下の区別はない」と憚りなく公言されるに至る。