When was "Sword Guard (Tsuba)" created?

This artwork was created 16th century.

What medium is "Sword Guard (Tsuba)"?

Sword Guard (Tsuba) is Iron, copper alloy (yamagane), copper.

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

Unknown Artist

16th century

Medium

Iron, copper alloy (yamagane), copper

Dimensions

Diam. 3 in. (7.6 cm); thickness 3/16 in. (0.5 cm); Wt. 3.4 oz. (96.4 g)

Classification

Sword Furniture-Tsuba

Culture

Japanese

Department

Arms and Armor

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Funds from various donors, 1946

Accession Number

46.122.12