I bought this tsuba a while ago, just on impulse because I am a sucker for wave patterns. I am increasingly convinced that it is not an Edo period piece, although I should be clear that I don't think that the shop was in any way dishonest. I should have spent more time looking at it, but that's life. I like the waves, and I am not going to get rid of it. I will keep it around as a reminder to be more careful, and as a reference to look back on.      This is an attempt to illustrat