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To lighten the mood a bit, I'll tell you a story. In 1990, Dr. Sempé passed away, and his widow, fearing theft, hid his Andean archaeology collection, along with 70 tsuba and kozuka, behind a platform in their country house. Thirty-five years later, their daughter-in-law undertook renovations and rediscovered these completely forgotten collections. Naturally, all the tsuba and kozuka were corroded with numerous spots of red rust. Last Friday, I bought three of these tsuba at an auction. Here are photos of one of them before and after the cleaning I performed (washing with soapy water, scraping off the rust with bone, then lightly oiling). No corrosive products were used, of course

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@Curran: following your kind advice. After a Light cleansing....

Thank you very much for all your answers and your good advices. Mito school it is, as a conclusion!

Hi NMB experts, This mumei tsuba get some tanaka school features from my point of vew. Do you agree with me or do you see other influences ? Thank you

Hi, I am selling from my collection this superbe large heinjo tsuba with a rope patern and Tembo marks Price : € 300 / $ 350 plus shipping and potential payment fees Size: 9,25 cm / 8,47 cm /0,55 cm Nakago: 2,99 cm Weight: 177 grams Please contact me for any questions.

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Thank you Ray. You were fast!

Hi, Can you help me in decyphering this signature? Thank you

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7, 5 euros .... without the box https://www.samourai-medieval.com/Mekuginuki-p-1255-c-7.html

Thank you Moriyama San. The kozuka is dated 1864. Therefore I think I have found him.

Hi NMB experts, Do you read 安吉 (Yasuyoshi) as a signature ? Thank you Bruno

Hi Kai, A warm welcome to the forum. As Jean mentionned it, this is a real tsuba which has been overcleaned and lost its patina. I would consider this tsuba having a strong Hizen influence (numone zogan, dragon etc...) You paid the average price for it....