Sword guard (<i>Tsuba</i>) Depicting Zhūgě Liàng and Guān Yǔ (孔明・関羽図鐔)

The object is a circular, dark brown metal piece with a rusted appearance. It has a large central hole with a teardrop shape and two oval-shaped holes on either side. The right side features an etched design of two men; one wears a hat and has a long beard, the other has a spear. The etched figures are dark brown with gold accents on the spear and the hats. The background of the image is white.