Sword Guard (Tsuba) with Bamboo

Cleveland Museum of Art

The image shows a circular, dark brown metal object with a design featuring bamboo and a moon. The object is circular with a raised edge. Inside the circle is an oval-shaped design resembling a tsuba, a type of Japanese sword guard. The design features a textured, gray oval shape on the left side, resembling a moon. To the right and above the oval shape, there are curved, pointed shapes resembling leaves or feathers. At the bottom of the circle, there are two sets of bamboo-like designs with leaves. The background of the image is dark gray, gradually lightening towards the bottom.