Sword Guard (Tsuba)

Cleveland Museum of Art

A round, dark brown, rusty metal object with a circular border. The center is a four-sided shape with a pointed bottom, containing a long narrow oval shape pointing downwards, and two oval shapes on either side. The four-sided shape has a pointed top that touches the circular border. The four-sided shape also extends beyond the center oval and side ovals, forming four diamond-shaped protrusions, each with a cutout shape. The background is black at the top and fades to gray at the bottom. The metal object resembles a sword guard called Tsuba.