Early Heianjo Tsuba
TS0590
A large early Heianjo tsuba. About 3.2" round. 8.155 cm x 8.124 x 3.92 mm at widest part of the mimi. My guess is that the web is 2 mm +/-. There is some old rust damage between 10 and 11 o'clock on the back. Deep black patina. Foliage and treeless' in brass and copper hirazogan. No, I don't think that this is intended to be a Christian tsuba, with secret crosses. Because of the almost exactly round shape, and thinness of the plate, I think that this is earliest Muromachi. I suspect that the zogan was added in Momoyama or early Edo, when this was popular. I think the the kozuka ana is atobori. Please, do not put too much stock in my opinion. I once thought that my exwife was a wonderful treasure. So buy with your eye and knowledge. $650