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

Publication Type  Web Article
Year of Publication  2006
Authors  Guido Schiller; Alexander Takeuchi
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

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