When was "Sword Guard (Tsuba)" created?

This artwork was created 17th century.

What medium is "Sword Guard (Tsuba)"?

Sword Guard (Tsuba) is Copper, gold, silver, copper-gold alloy (shakudō).

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

Unknown Artist

17th century

Medium

Copper, gold, silver, copper-gold alloy (shakudō)

Dimensions

H. 2 7/8 in. (7.3 cm); W. 2 9/16 in. (6.5 cm); thickness 3/16 in. (0.5 cm); Wt. 3.8 oz. (107.7 g)

Classification

Sword Furniture-Tsuba

Culture

Japanese

Department

Arms and Armor

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Gift of Mrs. Adrian H. Joline, 1914

Accession Number

14.60.25