Hand guard; Nearly round tsuba with a large silver mono (unome-zogan) on the front; surrounded by a number of smaller mon gold and silver (nunome-zoga) n on a green enameled foundation; at the rear a diamond-shaped field with stylized tendrils in silver inlay; a round hole (udenuki-ana) under the central opening.; anonymous; Japan; 1600 - 1699; Momoyama-period (1573-1615) / Edo-period (1600-1868); iron (metal); gold (metal); silver (metal); d 0.3 cm x d 8.0 cm