Who created "Sword Guard (Tsuba) with the Carp and Seaweed Motif (藻鯉図鐔)"?

Sword Guard (Tsuba) with the Carp and Seaweed Motif (藻鯉図鐔) was created by Kansai in dated 1868 (Keiō 4, 5th month).

What medium is "Sword Guard (Tsuba) with the Carp and Seaweed Motif (藻鯉図鐔)"?

Sword Guard (Tsuba) with the Carp and Seaweed Motif (藻鯉図鐔) is Iron, gold, copper-gold alloy ( shakudō ).

Yes, Sword Guard (Tsuba) with the Carp and Seaweed Motif (藻鯉図鐔) is in the public domain and available for free download under CC0 license.

This artwork was created dated 1868 (Keiō 4, 5th month).

dated 1868 (Keiō 4, 5th month)

Medium

Iron, gold, copper-gold alloy (shakudō)

Dimensions

H. 3 1/8 in. (7.9 cm); W. 2 15/16 in. (7.5 cm); thickness 7/16 in. (1 cm); Wt. 4.8 oz. (136.1 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

91.1.759