Who created "Sword Guard (Tsuba)"?

Sword Guard (Tsuba) was created by Nobuiye Myōchin in 16th century.

When was "Sword Guard (Tsuba)" created?

This artwork was created 16th century.

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

16th century

Medium

Iron

Dimensions

H. 3 1/8 in. (7.9 cm); W. 3 in. (7.6 cm); thickness 3/16 in. (0.5 cm); Wt. 4.4 oz. (124.7 g)

Classification

Sword Furniture-Tsuba

Culture

Japanese

Department

Arms and Armor

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Gift of a Trustee of the Museum, 1917

Accession Number

17.208.65