Sword Guard (Tsuba)

Sword Guard (Tsuba) by artist. Dark brown metal circular object with rounded edge. Central cutout has rounded triangular shape with wider top; two oval cutouts on either side. Cutouts roughly symmetrical. Design on object includes gold swirling lines, gold leaves, and multi-colored four-leaf designs. Leaves and flowers are mother-of-pearl. Colors of four-leaf designs are pale purple and pale blue. Gold leaf designs are shiny. Background is light grey.