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

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The image shows a round, dark brown or black metal object with a design. The object is circular and flat with a dark brown color. It has three holes cut out of it: one long, narrow teardrop-shaped hole in the center and two oval-shaped holes on either side. The central hole and oval holes are surrounded by a design that resembles leaves. The leaves are cut out of the metal in a wavy pattern. Small gold dots are scattered throughout the leaf design. The background of the image is light gray. The title of the image is "Sword Guard (Tsuba)" and the artist is not specified.