Sword Guard

Cleveland Museum of Art

The image shows a round, black tsuba with a tsuba-shaped hole in the center and two oval-shaped holes on either side. The tsuba has an outer rim with a wave design. Inside the tsuba, there are several samurai warriors and waves carved in relief, some in black and some in gold. The background of the image is dark gray, gradually lightening towards the bottom. The tsuba appears to be made of metal, likely iron or steel, and features intricate designs and engravings, including Japanese characters on the center tsuba-shaped hole. The overall design and style suggest that it is a traditional Japanese sword guard, known as a tsuba, created by an artist. The title of the piece is "Sword Guard".