sentences:  But in the Momoyama period, a certain Umetada Myoju (1558-1631) emerged to become the founder of the manufacture of so-called "new swords," or "shinto", and to rank with Kaneie and Nobuie as a great designer and maker of sword guards.Although he is said to have done metal carving for sword mounts, not a single sword guard that can safely be said to have been carved by him remains.Most of the things that do remain are works in inlay, (zogan) in copper, brass, and "shakudo" using designs that recall the colorful pictures of the Ogata Kōrin school.