Ageo became a decoration which was simply hung on the bottom of a koji, and traditional Japanese paper called sasagami (paper made of bamboo grass) was stuck on the back in order to show the traces of ageo.
上緒は巾子の根元に掛けるだけの飾りになり笹紙（ささがみ）という和紙を裏から貼って痕跡を示すだけであった。