When was "Sword Guard (Tsuba)" created?

This artwork was created early 18th century.

What medium is "Sword Guard (Tsuba)"?

Sword Guard (Tsuba) is Silver, copper.

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

Unknown Artist

early 18th century

Medium

Silver, copper

Dimensions

H. 2 9/16 in. (6.5 cm); W. 2 7/16 in. (6.2 cm); thickness 1/8 in. (0.3 cm); Wt. 3.4 oz. (96.4 g)

Classification

Sword Furniture-Tsuba

Culture

Japanese

Department

Arms and Armor

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

The Howard Mansfield Collection, Gift of Howard Mansfield, 1936

Accession Number

36.120.129

Rights

Public Domain