Who created "Sword Guard (Tsuba)"?

Sword Guard (Tsuba) was created by Ko-kinko school in late 16th century.

When was "Sword Guard (Tsuba)" created?

This artwork was created late 16th 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.

late 16th century

Medium

Copper-gold alloy (shakudō), gold, copper

Dimensions

H. 3 in. (7.6 cm); W. 2 3/4 in. (7 cm); thickness 3/16 in. (0.5 cm); Wt. 5.2 oz. (147.4 g)

Classification

Sword Furniture-Tsuba

Culture

Japanese

Department

Arms and Armor

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Gift of Etsuko O. Morris and John H. Morris Jr., in memory of Dr. Frederick M. Pedersen, 2007

Accession Number

2007.478.5