Editing Japanese sword (section)

== Gallery ==
Generally, the blade and the sword mounting of Japanese swords are displayed separately in museums, and this tendency is remarkable in Japan. For example, the Nagoya Japanese Sword Museum "Nagoya Touken World", one of Japan's largest sword museums, posts separate videos of the blade and the sword mounting on its official website and YouTube.<ref name="touken-world.jp"/><ref name="ReferenceA"/>
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File:Tachi Sword - Dojikiri Yasutsuna.jpg|alt=Tachi "Dōjigiri", by Yasutsuna. Ko-Hōki (old Hōki) school. 12th century, Heian period, National Treasure, Tokyo National Museum. This sword is one of the "Five Swords Under Heaven". (天下五剣 Tenka-Goken)|''Tachi'' "''[[Dōjigiri]]''", by Yasutsuna. ''Ko-[[Hōki Province|Hōki]]'' (old ''Hōki'') school. 12th century, [[Heian period]], [[National Treasure (Japan)|National Treasure]], [[Tokyo National Museum]]. This sword is one of the [[Tenka-Goken|"Five Swords Under Heaven". (''天下五剣 Tenka-Goken'')]]
File:Katana - Motoshige.JPG|''Katana'', by Motoshige. Bizen ''Osafune'' school influenced by the Sōshū school. 14th century, [[Nanboku-chō period]]. [[Important Cultural Property (Japan)|Important Cultural Property]]. Tokyo National Museum.
File:脇差 南紀重国, Wakizashi forged by Nanki Shigekuni 1.jpg|''Wakizashi'' forged by Nanki Shigekuni ([[:ja:南紀重国|ja]]) with a ''[[horimono]]'' engraved on the blade by Ikeda Gonsuke Yoshiteru. Edo period, 1622, [[Nihon Bijutsu Token Hozon Kyokai#Shinsa|Important Sword]]
File:蠟色塗鞘打刀拵／牡丹図鐔／牡丹図揃金具 加納夏雄作 Katana koshirae.jpg|''Katana'' mounting with a polished black lacquer sheath, Edo period. Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.
File:Wakizashi Sword Mounting.jpg|''Wakizashi'' mounting. The metal parts are made by Goto Ichijo. Edo period. Tokyo National Museum.
File:Wakizashi Soshu Akihiro.jpg|A ''[[wakizashi]]'' forged by Soshu Akihiro. [[Nanboku-chō period]]. (top) Wakizashi mounting, Early Meiji period. (bottom)
File:Tanto Hasebe Kunishige.jpg|A ''tantō'' forged by Hasebe Kunishige. Nanboku-chō period. (top) Tantō mounting, Late Edo period. (bottom)
File:朱漆金蛭巻大小, Daishō Style Sword Mounting.jpg|''[[Daishō]]'' style sword mounting, gold banding on red-lacquered ground. 16th century, [[Azuchi–Momoyama period]]. Important Cultural Property. Tokyo National Museum. These swords were owned by [[Toyotomi Hideyoshi]].
File:Hilt of tachi1.jpg|Hilt (''tsuka'') and handguard (''tsuba'') of ''tachi''. Mid-Edo period.
File:Hilt of tantō.jpg|Hilt and handguard of ''tantō''. Late Edo period.
File:Saya-bois.jpg|''[[shirasaya]]'' (storage mounts), used to protect the blade when not mounted in a ''koshirae'' (formal mounts).
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