When was "Sword Guard (Tsuba)" created?

This artwork was created 18th century–early 19th century.

What medium is "Sword Guard (Tsuba)"?

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

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

Unknown Artist

18th century–early 19th century

Medium

Iron, silver, copper, gold, copper-gold alloy (shakudō)

Dimensions

H. 3 3/4 in. (9.5 cm); W. 4 3/8 in. (11.1 cm)

Classification

Sword Furniture-Tsuba

Culture

Japanese

Department

Arms and Armor

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Gift of Bashford Dean, 1906

Accession Number

06.300