Koshirae: Nihon Tôken Gaisô. The Mountings of the Japanese Sword

TitleKoshirae: Nihon Tôken Gaisô. The Mountings of the Japanese Sword
Publication TypeWeb Article
Year of Publication2006
AuthorsSchiller, Guido, and Takeuchi Alexander
Abstract

A. A Brief History of the Development of Koshirae
B. Terminology
C. Construction, techniques and materials
C1. Koshirae-shitaji
C1a. Saya
C1b. Tsuka
C2. Koshirae-shiage
C2a. Sayanuri
C2b. Tsukamaki
C3. Kodôgu
C4. Mekugi
C5. Menuki
C6. Tsuba
D. Bibliography

URLhttp://www2.una.edu/Takeuchi/DrT_Jpn_Culture_files/Nihon_to_files/KOSHIRAE%5B3%5D.htm