Gotō / Iebori

Kyoto · Muromachi–Edo

Iebori ("house carving") is the formal, courtly style of soft-metal sword fittings, defined for over four centuries by the Gotō family who served the Ashikaga and Tokugawa shōgun. Worked in shakudō with fine nanako and gold relief, Gotō menuki, kozuka, and kōgai set the orthodox standard against which all other schools were measured.

Editorial grouping — a curated selection of related schools, not an official classification.