Title: Pair of Sword Guards (Tsuba)
Object type: Pair of sword guards (Tsuba)
Date: early 19th century
Culture: Japanese
Artist: Inscribed on the inner face of each tsuba by Sunagawa Mao-Yoshi 
Artist bio: Japanese, active early–mid-19th century
Artist nationality: Japanese
Artist role: Fittings maker
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
Credit line: Purchase, Gift of Mrs. George A. Crocker (Elizabeth Masten), by exchange, 2006
Geography: Country of Origin    Japan      
Department: Arms and Armor
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
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