Who created "Sword Guard (Tsuba)"?

Sword Guard (Tsuba) was created by Omori Teruhide 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 alloy (shibuichi).

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 alloy (shibuichi)

Dimensions

H. 2 7/8 in. (7.3 cm); W. 2 3/4 in. (7 cm); thickness 5/16 in. (0.8 cm); Wt. 5.7 oz. (161.6 g)

Classification

Sword Furniture-Tsuba

Culture

Japanese

Department

Arms and Armor

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Charles Stewart Smith Memorial Fund, 1919

Accession Number

19.71.8

Rights

Public Domain