Sword Guard (Tsuba)

The image depicts a circular sword guard. The guard is dark brown with a weathered appearance and a central oval-shaped cutout. The cutout has a narrow vertical slit down the middle and two rounded triangular notches on either side. The guard has a design of 28 rounded cutouts around its perimeter. The cutouts are teardrop-shaped with the rounded end pointing towards the center. The background of the image is white. The title of the image is "Sword Guard (Tsuba)" and the artist is not visually represented.