When was "Sword Guard (Tsuba)" created?

This artwork was created 18th century.

What medium is "Sword Guard (Tsuba)"?

Sword Guard (Tsuba) is Iron; gold, silver (nunome-zōgan); copper.

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

Unknown Artist

18th century

Medium

Iron; gold, silver (nunome-zōgan); copper

Dimensions

Diam. 3 3/8 in. (8.6 cm); thickness 3/16 in. (0.5 cm); Wt. 4.6 oz. (130.4 g)

Classification

Sword Furniture-Tsuba

Culture

Japanese

Department

Arms and Armor

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Rogers Fund, 1924

Accession Number

24.129.3