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

Circular metal object with dark brown color. Two men carved and extending from the left and right. Man on left wears a hat with gold leaf and a robe with gold accents. Man on right wears a robe with gold accents. Large oval-shaped cutout in the center, with a smaller hole at the top and bottom. The men hold the curved handle of a sword in the cutout between them with their hands. The men wear boots with gold accents. The background is plain light gray. Title: Sword Guard (Tsuba). Artist unknown.