Who created "Sword Guard (Tsuba)"?

Sword Guard (Tsuba) was created by Minayama Ōki 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.

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

Dimensions

H. 2 11/16 in. (6.8 cm); W. 2 7/16 in. (6.2 cm); thickness 1/4 in. (0.6 cm); Wt. 3.5 oz. (99.2 g)

Classification

Sword Furniture-Tsuba

Culture

Japanese

Department

Arms and Armor

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

H. O. Havemeyer Collection, Bequest of Mrs. H. O. Havemeyer, 1929

Accession Number

29.100.1042