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

Dark gray metal object, circular with rounded edge, two oval shaped cutouts on left and right and one long tapered cutout in center. Three circular designs; top right circle contains four Asian characters in gold; bottom right circle contains square cutout design with Asian characters; top left circle contains a building design. Three partial circular designs with square cutouts. Gold and engraved. Title: Sword Guard (Tsuba) Artist: unknown.