Synthetic Leather Ito Sageo Wrapping Cord for Japanese Samurai Swords Handle Saya - Black

Ito is the wrap of the tsuka, traditionally silk but today most often in cotton and sometimes leather. Sageo used to tie the sword on your waist as a belt in the old time, but now we usually tie on the saya. A sageo is a hanging cord made of silk, cotton or leather that is passed through the hole in the kurigata of a Japanese sword's saya. There are a number of different methods for wrapping and tying the sageo on the saya for display purposes. In some schools of Iaido, the sageo is tied to the hakama when practicing. Note: The color of the actual items may slightly vary from the above images due to different computer screen