mitsu-gusoku

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Mitsu-gusoku (Japanese: 三具足) in Japanese Buddhism is a traditional arrangement of three articles, often displayed in front of a painting of the Buddha or important Buddhist figures.{{Cite web|url=https://www.britannica.com/art/floral-decoration/Historical-and-stylistic-developments#ref599799|title=Floral decoration - Historical and stylistic developments}}

The articles normally consist of a censer, a candlestick, later in the shape of a red-crowned crane, and a vase for flower offerings. They are placed next to each other either on a tablet or a small table. This type of arrangement became popular during the Kamakura period and Nanbokucho period. The tatehana ("standing flowers") style of the mitsu-gusoku was the earliest form of flower arrangements in Japan, which was later formalised into the art of ikebana. It is mentioned that starting in the mid-15th century, the priest Ikenobō Senkei of the Rokkaku-dō in Kyoto developed new approaches and techniques to flower arrangements, for which he received praise.{{Cite web|url=http://www.ikenobo.jp/english/about/history.html#his02|title=History of Ikebana | IKENOBO ORIGIN OF IKEBANA}}

A variance exists which uses five articles, known as go-gusoku (五具足).