When was "Sword Guard (Tsuba)" created?

This artwork was created late 18th century.

What medium is "Sword Guard (Tsuba)"?

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

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

Unknown Artist

late 18th century

Medium

Copper, gold, copper-gold alloy (shakudō)

Dimensions

Diam. 3 1/16 in. (7.8 cm); thickness 3/16 in. (0.5 cm); Wt. 4.7 oz. (133.2 g)

Classification

Sword Furniture-Tsuba

Culture

Japanese

Department

Arms and Armor

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Gift of Herman A. E. and Paul C. Jaehne, 1943

Accession Number

43.120.811

Rights

Public Domain