It has been developed and used for offerings, Chanoyu (the tea ceremony), wakes and weddings, and various skills, including uchimono-gashi, unpei-zaiku and aruhei-zaiku, are applied during its development process.
供物や茶の湯、冠婚葬祭用として発達し、打物菓子や雲平細工、有平細工など、さまざまな技巧が施されるようになった。