When was "Sword Guard (Tsuba)" created?

This artwork was created early 17th century.

What medium is "Sword Guard (Tsuba)"?

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

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

Unknown Artist

early 17th century

Medium

Iron, gold, silver, copper

Dimensions

Diam. 3 3/16 in. (8.1 cm); thickness 3/16 in. (0.5 cm); Wt. 6.5 oz. (184.3 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

14.60.42