Sword Guard (Tsuba)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Circular metal object with a dark brown patina, featuring a central oval-shaped hole with rounded ends and a small gold-colored patch at the bottom. The object has a decorative design with cut-out shapes resembling leaves and branches. The design includes a curved line on the left side that extends from the top to the bottom, and several curved lines on the right side that resemble a branch with leaves. The background of the image is light gray. Sword Guard (Tsuba) by an unknown artist.