In the Ando family, Oribe-ryu school had been practiced since the time of Shigenobu ANDO, the first head of the family, when he served as roju (member of shogun's council of elders) for Hidetada TOKUGAWA, the second Shogun of Edo bakufu (Japanese feudal government headed by a shogun).
安藤家では初代安藤重信が江戸幕府2代将軍徳川秀忠の老中として近侍した折から織部流を習いとしていた。