Thank you very much for viewing this item on Mercari. This item is an antique horse harness rope with a netsuke, showing Awa Hon-Ai dyeing, from the late Edo period (around the end of the Tokugawa shogunate). It was from the old family of a samurai house in the 257,000-koku territory of the Hachisuka family of Awa-Awaji Province. Please note that the length is several meters. The rope is thick, befitting a horse harness, and the appearance, worn over a long period, gives a sense of elegance. I received this item today as a special offering from a friend who collects various wonderful historical items. I hope that those who are interested in this antique horse harness rope with Awa Hon-Ai dyeing and netsuke from the late Edo period, as well as overseas collectors who occasionally purchase such items, will enjoy it as a historical collection piece. In recent years, Edo period Awa indigo-dyed items have become rare and scarce, so I hope you will take this opportunity. Please be aware that there are many people who are illegally reprinting and falsely listing items, as well as fraudulent sites, on Mercari, so please be careful.