Sword guard (<i>Tsuba</i>) Depicting Minamoto no Hiromasa Playing the Flute (源博雅図鐔)

A bronze-colored circular object with a weathered appearance. The object features three central openings: two oval-shaped openings on either side of a long vertical oval opening. The top section depicts an etched landscape with pine trees on a raised land mass on the left and water on the right. The bottom left features etched wavy horizontal lines representing a shoreline or waves. On the right side, etched image of a man in traditional Japanese clothing holding a flute. The man is wearing a robe with a diamond pattern and a head covering.