When was "Sword Guard (Tsuba)" created?

This artwork was created 19th century.

What medium is "Sword Guard (Tsuba)"?

Sword Guard (Tsuba) is Copper, copper alloy (sentoku), silver, gold.

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

Unknown Artist

19th century

Medium

Copper, copper alloy (sentoku), silver, gold

Dimensions

H. 3 1/16 in. (7.8 cm); W. 2 3/4 in. (7 cm); thickness 3/16 in. (0.5 cm); Wt. 5.4 oz. (153.1 g)

Classification

Sword Furniture-Tsuba

Culture

Japanese

Department

Arms and Armor

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

H. O. Havemeyer Collection, Bequest of Mrs. H. O. Havemeyer, 1929

Accession Number

29.100.946

Rights

Public Domain