The ambassador of the Keicho Mission, Tsunenaga HASEKURA was also sent off with this "Date Ipponjime," although this custom was concealed and disappeared not to reveal its hidden meaning, once TOKUGAWA shogunate became stable and solid. 慶長遣欧使節の支倉常長もこの”伊達一本締め”で見送られ、徳川政権が安定してからは秘めた意味が露見しないよう姿を消したと言われている。 |