Sword Guard (Tsuba)

Brown metal sword guard with rounded, irregular shape featuring a mix of curved and straight edges. The guard has two large oval cutouts for the sword and a smaller oval cutout at the top. The surface is decorated with relief carvings of large leaves and a flower. The leaves are carved in a curved pattern. A gold-colored flower is carved on the top right side. The metal has a dark brown patina with areas of lighter brown showing through, indicating wear. The background of the image is plain white. Sword Guard (Tsuba) by artist unknown.