When was "Sword Guard (Tsuba)" created?

This artwork was created first third 19th century.

What medium is "Sword Guard (Tsuba)"?

Sword Guard (Tsuba) is Metal laminate (mokume-gane), iron, copper-gold alloy (shakudō), copper.

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

Unknown Artist

first third 19th century

Medium

Metal laminate (mokume-gane), iron, copper-gold alloy (shakudō), copper

Dimensions

H. 2 3/4 in. (7 cm); W. 2 1/2 in. (6.4 cm); thickness 3/16 in. (0.5 cm); Wt. 4.7 oz. (133.2 g)

Classification

Sword Furniture-Tsuba

Culture

Japanese

Department

Arms and Armor

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Gift of Carl Otto von Kienbusch, 1914

Accession Number

14.142