Tsuba in the Rijksmuseum

The Rijksmuseum [Amsterdam] has a high quality collection of Japanese sword guards [Tsuba]. The book has descriptions in the original Dutch as well as English translation, likewise references are in their original languages followed by English text. The collection has a wide range of styles and covers a long history of sword guard designs. Each of the more than 120 images is in high resolution and taken under the same lighting conditions.