# Genji incense diagrams

源氏香 genjikō

![Genji incense diagrams](https://www.furoshiki.com/swatches/genjiko.svg)

Classical elegance; refers to the 52 answers of an incense game linked to The Tale of Genji

Edo-period Genji-kō incense game

Diagrams of five vertical lines joined across the top in different groupings, the answer key of the Genji-kō incense game devised in the Edo period; still used as a classical pattern on ceramics, lacquer and textiles.

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Source: https://www.furoshiki.com/patterns/genjiko/