Tegotomono itself is thought to have emerged around the Genroku era and "Sarashi" by kengyo FUKAKUSA, "Rokudan Renbo" by Jirosan KISHINO, "San Dan Jishi" (triple lion) by kengyo SAYAMA and so on are known as the works of the early period.
手事物そのものは、元禄の頃に発生したと考えられ、深草検校の『さらし』、岸野二郎三の『六段恋慕』、佐山検校の『三段獅子』などがもっとも初期の作品として知られる。