Japanese word for a sword guard shape. Literelly "hollyhock shape".
Sword guards that were made across Asia, specifically with export in mind.
Qing Chinese for "saber guard".
A group of Japanese sword fitting makers working on the island of Hirado.
A Japanese maker of sword mounts, active in the Edo period.
Chinese for the handguard of a weapon.
Japanese word for a samurai tool.
Japanese style sword guards made by Chinese craftsmen in Nagasaki.
The Japanese term for a hair arranging pin that was worn in Japanese sword scabbards.
Japanese term for the mountings of an edged weapon.
Japanese name of a small utility knife worn in sword and dagger scabbards.
A Japanese sword fittings artist who worked in the Mino-bori style.
Language: Japanese
Source: Michitatsu's Sōken Kishō of 1781
Japanese term for a cross-shaped tsuba often used on tachi swords.
Japanese name for a sword guard.
The Japanese term for a hair arranging needle that can be split to form a pair of chopsticks.