Who created "Pair of Sword Guards (Tsuba)"?

Pair of Sword Guards (Tsuba) was created by Sunagawa Mao-Yoshi in early 19th century.

When was "Pair of Sword Guards (Tsuba)" created?

This artwork was created early 19th century.

Pair of Sword Guards (Tsuba) is Copper-gold alloy (shakudō), gold, copper.

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

early 19th century

Medium

Copper-gold alloy (shakudō), gold, copper

Dimensions

2006.262.1: H. 2 15/16 in. (7.4 cm); W. 2 3/4 in. (7.0 cm); 2006.262.2: H. 2 13/16 in. (7.1 cm); W. 2 9/16 in. (6.5 cm)

Classification

Sword Furniture-Tsuba

Culture

Japanese

Department

Arms and Armor

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Purchase, Gift of Mrs. George A. Crocker (Elizabeth Masten), by exchange, 2006

Accession Number

2006.262.1, .2