When was "Sword Guard (Tsuba)" created?

This artwork was created 1786–1859.

What medium is "Sword Guard (Tsuba)"?

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

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

Unknown Artist

1786–1859

Medium

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

Dimensions

H. 2 1/4 in. (5.7 cm); W. 1 3/4 in. (4.5 cm); thickness 3/16 in. (0.5 cm); Wt. 2.8 oz. (79.4 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

36.120.10

Rights

Public Domain