Who created "Sword Guard (Tsuba)"?

Sword Guard (Tsuba) was created by Mino school in late 17th–early 18th century.

When was "Sword Guard (Tsuba)" created?

This artwork was created late 17th–early 18th century.

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

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

late 17th–early 18th century

Medium

Copper-gold alloy (probably shakudō), gold

Dimensions

H. 2 9/16 in. (6.5 cm); W. 2 5/16 in. (5.9 cm); thickness 3/16 in. (0.5 cm); Wt. 3.7 oz. (104.9 g)

Classification

Sword Furniture-Tsuba

Culture

Japanese

Department

Arms and Armor

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Gift of Etsuko O. Morris and John H. Morris Jr., 2018

Accession Number

2018.833.24

Rights

Public Domain