Who created "Sword Guard (Tsuba)"?

Sword Guard (Tsuba) was created by Yoshitane in mid-19th century.

When was "Sword Guard (Tsuba)" created?

This artwork was created mid-19th century.

Sword Guard (Tsuba) is Iron, copper.

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

mid-19th century

Medium

Iron, copper

Dimensions

H. 3 1/4 in. (8.3 cm); W. 3 1/8 in. (7.9 cm); thickness 3/16 in. (0.5 cm); Wt. 5.4 oz. (153.1 g)

Classification

Sword Furniture-Tsuba

Culture

Japanese

Department

Arms and Armor

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Purchase, Gift of Thomas Mendenhall, by exchange, 2006

Accession Number

2006.405

Rights

Public Domain