During the latter years of the Sengoku period (Period of Warring States), when Emperor Ogimachi sought to reestablish gagaku at the Imperial Court, a tradition that had been discontinued during the Onin War, Hiroyasu HAYASHI (died May 6, 1626, at the age of 73) made a major contribution, which led to Hiroyasu's family serving the Imperial court for generations.
戦国時代_(日本)末期、正親町天皇が応仁の乱で断絶した朝廷の雅楽の再興を志した際に四天王寺から召した林広康（寛永3年4月11日_(旧暦)、73歳で没）がその事業に多大な貢献をしたということで代々朝廷に仕えた。