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Thank you Mr. Watson for your recommendation. The size of the tsuba is 7.4 cm x 6.8 cm x .32cm Mr. Stiles thank you for taking the time to give me your opinion. Aizu Shoami and Mito are the closest descriptions for this tsuba. Thank you all for your input. Alex K.

Thank you Mr. Watson for taking the time to write and confirm the owl and for your encouragement. There has been no consensus about the date and school of this Tsuba. I would like to hear your opinion. Best regards, Alex K.

Looks more than a little monster with golden eyes, a tanuki is more likely. Here are more pictures. Alex K.

Oh, thank you Hoahn, I misunderstood the advice on Antler Horn, there is an antler horn spray in the market used by bodybuilders! I was going to spay my tsuba with it, I don't know who sells antler horns for this purpose, I see them as decorative pieces usually for sale. I will figure it out. Thank you, Alex K.

Thank you Brian for the note, I am here to learn, so no offense, everybody has their own way of expressing opinion. Blunt is OK too when true. At least Mariusz gave me an idea about its value. If anyone else has another opinion about price I don't know yet. Alex K.

Thank you Alan for your civilized response. Overall the responses were very helpful here, well Marius was a bit snobby but I took no offense, he does not know me and my knowledge in other forms of art. I asked my art restorer friend in the past about a different art piece that was a bit rusty and she said to use WD40 on it and rub it. It worked fine. I used a touch on this tsuba and it looks great, but I will definitely buy the antler horn spray, it makes sense. I had a hard time to post photo of the cleaned tsuba because the photo had too many MB's and was not accepted by this site, so I used an older unclean photo with acceptable size. I will email you the better pictures and thank you in advance for your offer to educate me further. All the best, Alex K.

Thank you all for your input and for correcting me. I like my tsuba, I did not think it was a masterpiece, sometimes rarity has value and I could not find another one like it so I was wondering if I categorized it correctly and if it had any significant value. Given the valuation I was given, I will keep it. Alex K.

Hello, I am new here. I need some help on a Tsuba I have. Obviously not an expert, although I did some research on it. I have inherited it, and I don't know if I want to sell it or keep it. What I want is to have some information about it and possible valuation. What I figured out is that it is early Edo period, Tembo school, Mokko gata, probably sukidashi mimi, inlayed metal very irregular surface with a creature with golden eyes inlayed. It is pretty hefty when you hold it, obviously very old. Please correct me if I am wrong, let me know what you know about it and if possible price it for me. Thank you so much for any help.