Who created "Sword Guard (Tsuba)"?

Sword Guard (Tsuba) was created by Joka in early 19th century.

When was "Sword Guard (Tsuba)" created?

This artwork was created early 19th century.

Sword Guard (Tsuba) is Iron, lacquer, gold.

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

early 19th century

Medium

Iron, lacquer, gold

Dimensions

H. 3 1/4 in. (8.3 cm); W. 3 in. (7.6 cm)

Classification

Sword Furniture-Tsuba

Culture

Japanese, Tokyo

Department

Arms and Armor

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Gift of Ryoichi Iida, 1999

Accession Number

1999.270