The Kyoto-style court noble culture penetrated the samurai families and the adoration of Emperor became stronger in the complex, as seen in the fact that the Mori clan fell into raptures over receiving a woodchip of ranjatai (a fragrant wood which is said to have the best aroma) from the emperor.
例えば、毛利氏が蘭奢待の切屑を天皇から下賜されるだけで狂喜するなど、コンプレックスの中で京風の公家文化も武家に浸透し天皇崇拝が強まった。