Sword Guard (<i>Tsuba</i>)

Round, flat, metal sword guard with a black outer edge and a gold inner section. The gold section is crescent-shaped, occupying the top half of the guard. A small oval hole is on the left side, and a long, narrow slot is in the center. The lower half of the guard is black with a wave design in relief, featuring gold accents. The wave design includes curved lines and dots, and some Japanese characters are etched into the black section. The background of the image is plain and light gray.