When Yoritomo saw FUJIWARA no Toshikane, a bugyonin (a magistrate for Heian period political operations and ceremonies of the Imperial Court) and one of his close retainers, wearing a luxurious garment, Yoritomo cut off Toshikane's kosode (a kimono with short sleeves worn as underclothing by the upper classes) and gave the following warning.
側近の一人で公事奉行人の藤原俊兼が贅沢な衣服をまとっているのを見た頼朝は、刀で小袖を切り落とし、以下のように訓戒を加えた。