Who created "Sword Guard (Tsuba)"?

Sword Guard (Tsuba) was created by Akasaka school in 18th century.

When was "Sword Guard (Tsuba)" created?

This artwork was created 18th century.

Sword Guard (Tsuba) is Iron, copper.

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

18th century

Medium

Iron, copper

Dimensions

H. 3 1/4 in. (8.3 cm); W. 3 1/8 in. (7.9 cm); thickness 1/4 in. (0.6 cm); Wt. 4.5 oz. (127.6 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

36.120.134