blue Synthetic Silk Ito Sageo Cord 400 cm for Japanese Samurai Sword Katana
Condition: New, unused, no damages.
Length: 400cm
Material: synthetic silk
 
It can be used as ito (handle wrapping cord) orsageo on the saya.
It is only one piece of cord. The handle and sheath are not included!!! 
 
Ito is the wrapping of the tsuka, traditionally silk but today more often cotton and sometimes, leather.
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 Iaidō, the sageo is tied to the hakama when practicing.
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