Who created "Sword guard (Tsuba) With Chrysanthemum Motif (菊花図鐔)"?

Sword guard (Tsuba) With Chrysanthemum Motif (菊花図鐔) was created by Masayoshi in late 18th century.

What medium is "Sword guard (Tsuba) With Chrysanthemum Motif (菊花図鐔)"?

Sword guard (Tsuba) With Chrysanthemum Motif (菊花図鐔) is Iron, copper-gold alloy (shakudō).

Yes, Sword guard (Tsuba) With Chrysanthemum Motif (菊花図鐔) is in the public domain and available for free download under CC0 license.

This artwork was created late 18th century.

late 18th century

Medium

Iron, copper-gold alloy (shakudō)

Dimensions

H. 3 in. (7.6 cm); W. 2 13/16 in. (7.1 cm); thickness 3/16 in. (0.5 cm); Wt. 3.9 oz. (110.6 g)

Classification

Sword Furniture-Tsuba

Culture

Japanese

Department

Arms and Armor

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Edward C. Moore Collection, Bequest of Edward C. Moore, 1891

Accession Number

91.1.819