
Kiyou-Toujin Tsuba
A Japanese style sword guard made in 17th century Nagasaki Chinatown.
House of Aviz tsuba
A Japanese sword guard with the cross of the House of Aviz.
Asian export sword guard
An interesting pierced iron Asian export sword guard that is part of a small group of guards that were made with a mu

Iron ship sword guard
A chiseled iron sword guard depicting a Dutch ship with a figure on its stern.
Sinhalese export sword guard
A large circular Asian export sword guard with elaborate decor carved in relief on both sides.
Fine Canton-style export sword guard
Introduction
Many Asian export sword guards, and later Japanese guards inspired by them, were modeled after

"Love of Lotus" Korean guard
Description
Korean ceremonial sabers of the Joseon dynasty are pretty small and often exhi

Asian export disc guard
The design, overlaid in silver, gold, and copper, over a crosshatched background shows dragon amongst clouds.
Lobed guards
A set of two interesting guards of unusual form.
Two Canton tsuba
Of forms derived from Chinese prototypes.
Two pierced guards
Japanese designs derived off "canton tsuba".
Set of sword guards in relief
Products of Asian maritime trade in the 17th-18th centuries.
Asian Export sword guard
A large imported "Canton" sword guard with paired dragons chasing a jewel.

Duke of yellow rock guard
This guard, at first sight, appears very Japanese in overall style, theme, and execution.

Converted Chinese guard
A purely Chinese guard and not a very ornate one.

Chinese export sword guard
An iron openwork guard two dragons chasing a flaming pearl.

A nanban tsuba with Christian orb
A near round tsuba with beaded rim depicting two dragons in vegetal scrollwork.

Asian export sword guard
A robust Chinese or Vietnamese sword guard of rare form, probably imported into Japan by Dutch or Chinese merchants.
A nanban tsuba
A rather good example of a Japanese-made nanban tsuba.