Sword Guard (Tsuba)

The image shows a round, dark gray metal object with a dragonfly design. The object is circular and made of dark gray metal with a textured surface. There are two oval-shaped holes on either side of a central elongated triangular hole. The top of the object features a gold dragonfly with outstretched wings. The bottom of the object has a dark gray and gold dragonfly with outstretched wings, seemingly flying upward. The background of the image is light gray. This object is a Sword Guard (Tsuba) by an unknown artist.