When was "Sword Guard (Tsuba)" created?

This artwork was created early 19th century.

What medium is "Sword Guard (Tsuba)"?

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.

Unknown Artist

early 19th century

Medium

Copper-gold alloy (shakudō), gold, copper

Dimensions

H. 2 13/16 in. (7.1 cm); W. 2 5/8 in. (6.7 cm); thickness 3/16 in. (0.5 cm); Wt. 4 oz. (113.4 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

14.60.83