Sword Guard (<i>Tsuba</i>) Depicting Horned Owl in Plum Tree (梅樹に木菟図鐔)

Round, flat, metal object with dark brown and gold coloring. The center has an elongated, teardrop-shaped cutout, with two oval-shaped cutouts on either side. The right side features a raised design of an owl sitting on a tree branch. The branch extends to the top left with raised plum blossoms. The bottom has small, red numbers. The edge is slightly raised and gold-colored. The background of the object is dark brown with some gold accents.