"The Travels of Utenkoku"

…In records from the Tang dynasty onwards, ashibushi, also known as hoof shibushi or wood shibushi, is a method of shoeing developed in the desert regions of Central Asia, and in ancient times, horseshoes were mainly made of wood. The method of fitting them is described in the Records of the Journeys of the Country of Uten (c. 942) by Gao Juxi, a court official of the Later Jin dynasty of the Five Dynasties, and it is clear that they were a type of horseshoe with holes drilled in the hooves and fastened with string. Muhammad bin Muhammad wrote the Book of Horses (established after the 15th century) in Western Asia, where he provided some explanations on shoeing techniques, but full-scale horseshoes did not become widespread in East Asia until Europeans introduced shoeing techniques. …

*Some of the terminology used in "The Travels of the Land of Pyin" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

…脚渋は唐代以後の記録に蹄渋，木渋とも見え，中央アジアの砂漠地帯で発達した装蹄法で，古くはもっぱら木製であった。五代後晋の廷臣高居誨（こうきよかい）の《于闐（うてん）国行程録》(942ころ)にその装着法が記されており，ひづめに穴をあけ，ひもでつづる一種の馬沓（うまぐつ）であったことが判明する。　装蹄技術については，西アジアでムハンマド･ブン･ムハンマドが《馬の書》(15世紀以後成立)を著し，ある程度解説を加えているが，東アジアではヨーロッパ人が装蹄技術を伝えるまでは本格的な蹄鉄は普及しなかった。…

※「《于闐国行程録》」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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