Sword Guard (Tsuba)

Circular dark brown metal object with a large central cutout resembling a sword guard. The object is flat. Two oval-shaped cutouts on either side of the central cutout. The surface features five circular designs. The top circle has a gold border with gold kanji characters inside. The circle on the bottom left has a black border and gold kanji characters inside. The circle on the bottom right has gold kanji characters. The two smaller circles on either side have various designs and characters. The background of the image is light gray. The object is likely a sword guard made by an artist.