Sword Guard (Tsuba)

Square metal object with rounded corners, dark gray in color. The object features a design cut out of its center, with curved lines forming a rounded shape around the edges. Inside the cut-out design, a stylized depiction of a central vertical teardrop shape with rounded oval shapes on either side. The cut-out design extends to the edges of the square, with two small circular holes, one on the right side and one on the lower left side. The background of the image is white. This is a Sword Guard (Tsuba) by an unknown artist.