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[dominnimod]

Do you know guys if there is a book out there where you can see full koshiraes of diferent schools and periods including it's characteristics, like saya urushi and color choices?

Thanks

[Grey Doffin]

Best one I know of is Uchigatana Koshirae from Tokyo National Museum.  Here it is on my site:

http://www.japaneseswordbooksandtsuba.com/store/books/b734-uchigatana-koshirae-translation-tokyo-national-museum

Grey

[dominnimod]

Best one I know of is Uchigatana Koshirae from Tokyo National Museum.  Here it is on my site:

http://www.japaneseswordbooksandtsuba.com/store/books/b734-uchigatana-koshirae-translation-tokyo-national-museum

Grey

Thanks for the quick reply!

i will give it a look

 

Thanks

[Jean]

You still have Markus Sesko book. Use the search key, this topic has been treated not long ago

[Hoshi]

Its interesting to see the diversity in Koshirae. So far from our standardized westerner perception of the late Edo or gaudy Tachi koshirae. 

[Jean]

http://www.militaria.co.za/nmb/topic/21438-regular-samurai-koto-koshirae/?hl=%2Bmarkus+%2Bsesko+%2Bbook+%2Bkoshirae&do=findComment&comment=219471