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

Round, flat object with a dark brown and gold design. The object has a central oval-shaped cutout with a curved top and bottom, flanked by two smaller oval cutouts. The surface features intricate gold and silver designs, including people wearing armor and helmets, buildings, dragons and other gold and silver patterns. The object has a gold rim around its edge. The background of the image is plain white. Title: Sword Guard (Tsuba). Artist unknown.