Who created "Sword Guard (Tsuba)"?

Sword Guard (Tsuba) was created by Kanō Natsuo|紫原壽良画 Murasakibara Toshiyoshi in mid-19th century.

When was "Sword Guard (Tsuba)" created?

This artwork was created mid-19th century.

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

Sword Guard (Tsuba) is Copper-silver alloy (shibuichi), copper-gold alloy (shakudō), gold, silver, copper.

mid-19th century

Medium

Copper-silver alloy (shibuichi), copper-gold alloy (shakudō), gold, silver, copper

Dimensions

H. 2 3/4 in. (7 cm); W. 2 3/8 in. (6 cm); thickness 3/16 in. (0.5 cm); Wt. 4.3 oz. (121.9 g)

Classification

Sword Furniture-Tsuba

Culture

Japanese

Department

Arms and Armor

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

The Howard Mansfield Collection, Gift of Howard Mansfield, 1936

Accession Number

36.120.101