However, in view of the regulations seen in the "Yuki Code" that kataginu was to be made with hemp, it seems that cotton was also already been used in luxurious tailoring during the Warring States Period (Japan).
しかし、『結城法度』に肩衣は麻を用いよとする規定が見られるところを見ると、戦国時代にはすでに木綿による贅沢な仕立てのものもあったらしい。