the incense burning of the shino-ryu school is performed by placing the koro in the left hand , placing your thumb on the edge , turning the koro around counterclockwise , directing ' kikisuji ' (a thick line made on the ash when shaping the ash; the direction of this line corresponds to the front face of koro ) drawn on the ash , toward the opposite side of the listener , placing your right hand in the shape of a tube on koro , and listening to the incense by approximating your nose in the tube . 志野流香道では、左手の上に聞香炉をおき、親指を縁に掛け、香炉を反時計回りにまわして灰の上に記される「聞き筋」（灰の上には形作るときに一本太い筋が作られるが、これを聞き筋といい、この方向が香炉の正面に一致する）を自分とは反対の側へ向け、右手を筒のようにして香炉の上に覆い、その間に鼻を近づけて香を聞く、という作法がある。
