The original forefather was Takanori SHIJO (grandson of Kimito OGIMACHISANJO), another child considered to be Takamasa SHIJO's own, and Takanori's grandson Takatomo KUSHIGE started calling his family Kushige.
四条隆昌の猶子四条隆憲（正親町三条公兄の孫）が祖、その孫櫛笥隆朝が櫛笥を号した。