Sword guard (<i>Tsuba</i>) Depicting Skanda (韋駄天図鐔)

Dark brown sword guard with rounded edges and scalloped top. Two oval-shaped holes and one long triangular hole in center. Decorations on lower right corner feature a gold and black design with a figure. Figure appears to be Skanda, depicted as a small boy with a large head. Skanda has a large forehead, small mouth and nose. Skanda wears a simple loincloth. The background of the image is plain white.