Who created "Sword Guard (Tsuba)"?

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

When was "Sword Guard (Tsuba)" created?

This artwork was created 19th century.

Sword Guard (Tsuba) is Iron, gold, copper.

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

Ctrl K

19th century

Medium

Iron, gold, copper

Dimensions

H. 2 3/4 in. (7 cm); W. 2 11/16 in. (6.8 cm); thickness 3/16 in. (0.5 cm); Wt. 3.7 oz. (104.9 g)

Classification

Sword Furniture-Tsuba

Culture

Japanese

Department

Arms and Armor

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Gift of the Baber Family, in loving memory of Charles Chenault Baber, 2012

Accession Number

2012.528.2