Sword Guard (Tsuba)

The Tsuba by artist unknown, a sword guard, is a teardrop-shaped metal object with a predominantly gold-colored surface that exhibits significant wear and tear, indicated by patches of dark discoloration and chipped areas around the edges. The guard features a large oval-shaped hole in the center, surrounded by six smaller irregularly shaped holes, arranged in a symmetrical pattern. The background of the image is a plain off-white color.