Sword Guard (Tsuba)

The image depicts a tsuba, a type of sword guard. The tsuba is circular with a brown patina and features a design of a heron in the center. The heron has a long neck and beak that extends to the left. Its eye is a small gold dot. The heron's body is formed by an elongated shape with a row of 13 circular cutouts down the center. The heron appears to have a wing on either side that is rendered by curved lines. The guard also features two circular cutouts at the bottom. The background of the image is light gray. The tsuba is by an artist known as Gassan Sadatoshi. The tsuba's title is Sword Guard.