Especially in sado (tea ceremony), many kinds of kazarimusubi were invented and used for the purpose of closing and decorating shifuku (tea caddy bag) and they also functioned as a key to seal the bag in the way that it cannot be opened easily.
特に茶道においては、仕服を封じる紐に飾り結びを施すことで、装飾性を増すとともにみだりに開封できないようにする鍵の役目を持つ結びが多数考案された。