When was "Sword Guard (Tsuba)" created?

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

What medium is "Sword Guard (Tsuba)"?

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

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

Unknown Artist

probably late 18th–early 19th century

Medium

Iron, gold, silver, copper

Dimensions

H. 2 5/8 in. (6.7 cm); W. 2 1/2 in. (6.4 cm); thickness 3/16 in. (0.5 cm); Wt. 3.8 oz. (107.7 g)

Classification

Sword Furniture-Tsuba

Culture

Japanese

Department

Arms and Armor

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Gift of Margarethe Suhl, 1998

Accession Number

1998.463