Who created "Sword Guard (Tsuba)"?

Sword Guard (Tsuba) was created by Bairyūken Kiyotatsu in late 18th century.

When was "Sword Guard (Tsuba)" created?

This artwork was created late 18th century.

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

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

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late 18th century

Medium

Iron, gold, copper-gold alloy (shakudō)

Dimensions

H. 3 1/4 in. (8.3 cm); W. 3 in. (7.6 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

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

Accession Number

29.100.1045