Japanese sword mountings are the various housings and associated fittings (tosogu) that hold the blade of a Japanese sword when it is being worn or stored. Koshirae (拵え) refers to the ornate mountings of a See more

• Fuchi (縁): The fuchi is a hilt collar between the tsuka and the tsuba.
• Habaki (鎺): The habaki is a wedge-shaped metal collar used to keep the sword from falling out … See more

• List of National Treasures of Japan (crafts-swords)
• Tsuba in the collection of Wolverhampton Art Gallery, England See more

1. ^ The New Generation of Japanese Swordsmiths, Authors Tamio Tsuchiko, Kenji Mishina, Publisher Kodansha International, 2002, P.191&P.191 ISBN 978-4-7700-2854-9
2. ^ In this context, "white" could be inferred as plain or … See more

A shirasaya (白鞘), "white scabbard", is a plain wooden Japanese sword saya (scabbard) and tsuka (hilt), traditionally made of nurizaya … See more

The word koshirae is derived from the verb koshiraeru (拵える), which is no longer used in current speech. More commonly "tsukuru" is used in its place with both words meaning to "make, create, manufacture." A more accurate word is tōsō (刀装), … See more

• The Craft of the Japanese Sword, Leon and Hiroko Kapp, Yoshindo Yoshihara ; Kodansha International; ISBN 0-87011-798-X See more