Sword Accessories : A New Kaitai Shinsho (Sword Fan Books 002)

There are various types of sword fittings such as tsuba, menuki, kozuka, kogai, and fuchigashira, each of which has fine craftsmanship and skill in a small space, and has high artistic value and can be said to be the ultimate beauty of Bushido.

It introduces a number of treasured masterpieces that are difficult to see, along with viewing points in an easy-to-understand manner.

[Chapter 1 Basic Knowledge of Sword Fittings]
What are Sword Fittings?
The Origin of Sword Fittings and Points of Appreciation
Sword fittings Names and roles of each part
Tsuba/menuki/fence/kozuka/kogai
Glossary of Sword Fittings

[Chapter 2 Sword fittings by author/Introduction of works]
Koremi Ishiguro,Nagatune Ichinomiya, Konkan Iwamoto, Myoji Umetada, Shomin Unno, Natsuo Kano , Goto Yujo, Yasuchika Tsuchiya , Nara Toshinaga , Yokoya Somin, etc.