However, it is said that the gorgeous decoration and 'loose hair' are arrangements for plays and dramas, and actual ladies of samurai families were modest, wearing only silverwork/tortoiseshell work combs and Kogai (one of hair ornaments for women in the Edo period).
ただし、華やかな装飾や「後れ毛」は芝居・舞台用のアレンジであり、実際の武家の姫君は銀・べっこう細工の櫛・こうがい等のみで地味であったといわれる。