When was "Sword Guard (Tsuba)" created?

This artwork was created 17th century.

What medium is "Sword Guard (Tsuba)"?

Sword Guard (Tsuba) is Copper-gold alloy (shakudō), gold, copper.

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

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Unknown Artist

17th century

Medium

Copper-gold alloy (shakudō), gold, copper

Dimensions

H. 2 3/4 in. (7 cm); W. 2 1/2 in. (6.4 cm); thickness 3/16 in. (0.5 cm); Wt. 3.5 oz. (99.2 g)

Classification

Sword Furniture-Tsuba

Culture

Japanese

Department

Arms and Armor

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Bequest of Edward G. Kennedy, 1932

Accession Number

33.40.21