When was "Sword Guard" created?

This artwork was created late 1600s.

What medium is "Sword Guard"?

Sword Guard is iron with gold inlay (Choshu type).

Yes, Sword Guard is in the public domain and available for free download under CC0 license.

Unknown Artist

late 1600s

Medium

iron with gold inlay (Choshu type)

Dimensions

diam. 8 cm

Classification

Arms and Armor

Department

Japanese Art

Museum

Cleveland Museum of Art

Credit

Gift of D. Z. Norton

Accession Number

1919.444

Rights

Public Domain