When was "Sword Guard (Tsuba)" created?

This artwork was created possibly late 16th century.

What medium is "Sword Guard (Tsuba)"?

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

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

Unknown Artist

possibly late 16th century

Medium

Iron, brass, silver, copper

Dimensions

H. 2 7/8 in. (7.3 cm); W. 2 3/4 in. (7 cm); thickness 3/16 in. (0.5 cm); Wt. 3.9 oz. (110.6 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

36.120.177