Sword Guard (Tsuba)

Round, flat, circular object with a gold patterned border. The border has a Greek key design in gold. The center is made of dark metal and has a pattern of vertical lines resembling bamboo. There are three cut-out shapes: one oval on the left, one teardrop in the middle with Japanese writing on the left side, and one kidney-shaped on the right. The teardrop cut-out has an orange area at the bottom. There are also raised images of bamboo leaves on the left and top. The background of the image is gray. Title: Sword Guard (Tsuba) Artist: Unknown