Who created "Sword Guard (Tsuba)"?

Sword Guard (Tsuba) was created by Omori Hidenaga in 18th century.

When was "Sword Guard (Tsuba)" created?

This artwork was created 18th century.

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

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

18th century

Medium

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

Dimensions

H. 2 9/16 in. (6.5 cm); W. 2 5/16 in. (5.9 cm); thickness 1/4 in. (0.6 cm); Wt. 3.2 oz. (90.7 g)

Classification

Sword Furniture-Tsuba

Culture

Japanese

Department

Arms and Armor

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Purchase, Arthur Ochs Sulzberger Gift, 2004

Accession Number

2004.461