During the Genroku era life gradually became more extravagant so, people without Kamon were offered the opportunity to have Kamon; for example, lower-class people favored 'Gosan no Kiri' according to the time-honored custom of Hideyoshi TOYOTOMI.
元禄時代に入ると、人々の生活は次第に華やかなものになっていき、家紋をもっていなかった人々も家紋を必要とする機会が生まれ、豊臣秀吉の吉例によって「五三の桐」紋が下層庶民に好まれた。