Sword Guard (Tsuba)

The image shows a circular sword guard with a dark brown color. The sword guard is made of metal and features a floral design cut out around its perimeter. The center of the guard has a teardrop-shaped cutout, symmetrical with two rounded rectangular cutouts on either side. The guard also features seven flower-shaped cutouts. There are several Japanese characters etched into the center portion of the guard, on either side of the teardrop-shaped cutout. The background of the image is light gray.