When was "Sword Guard (Tsuba)" created?

This artwork was created possibly 17th century.

What medium is "Sword Guard (Tsuba)"?

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

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

Unknown Artist

possibly 17th century

Medium

Iron, gold, copper-silver alloy (shibuichi), copper

Dimensions

H. 2 3/4 in. (7 cm); W. 2 7/8 in. (7.3 cm); thickness 3/16 in. (0.5 cm); Wt. 4.4 oz. (124.7 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

36.120.76