Who created "Sword Guard (Tsuba)"?

Sword Guard (Tsuba) was created by Kanō Natsuo|紫原壽良画 Murasakibara Toshiyoshi in mid-19th century.

When was "Sword Guard (Tsuba)" created?

This artwork was created mid-19th century.

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

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

mid-19th century

Medium

Copper-silver alloy (shibuichi), copper-gold alloy (shakudō), gold, silver, copper

Dimensions

H. 2 3/4 in. (7 cm); W. 2 3/8 in. (6 cm); thickness 3/16 in. (0.5 cm); Wt. 4.3 oz. (121.9 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

36.120.101

Rights

Public Domain