Who created "Sword Guard (Tsuba)"?

Sword Guard (Tsuba) was created by Kanō Natsuo in 19th century.

When was "Sword Guard (Tsuba)" created?

This artwork was created 19th century.

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

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

19th century

Medium

Copper-gold alloy (shakudō), gold, copper

Dimensions

H. 2 1/4 in. (5.7 cm); W. 1 15/16 in. (4.9 cm); thickness 3/16 in. (0.5 cm); Wt. 2.4 oz. (68 g)

Classification

Sword Furniture-Tsuba

Culture

Japanese

Department

Arms and Armor

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

The Howard Mansfield Collection, Gift of Howard Mansfield, 1936

Accession Number

36.120.99