Heianjo Mokugata Squirrel Tsuba
TS0383
A Heianjo tsuba with several unusual design features. Honzogan brass of mon, leaves, vines, kikusui, round vessels or balls, and a squirrel. The mon, and what may be intended as water, are textured with small punch marks. There are tekotsu, and an especially large one upper right in the second picture. Excellent color. 7.7 cm x 7.27 cm x 3.1 mm at the mimi to 4.4 mm. Muromachi period. $850