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Hello,

 

Just found this tsuba on a flea market nearby...

 

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I'd like to 'restore' the missing pieces, but I don't know what was inserted in the left upper part.

There is a kind of silver(?) and yellow metal in the gap.

Are all those scratches made by removing the insert?

 

Is this tsuba worth to spend time in restoration or should I leave it as it is? :doh:

 

Thanks  ;-)

Yves55

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Yves,

as far as the photos allow a judgement, I would put your TSUBA in the 50 - 100 € range as it actually is. If it were in good original condition, I believe it would be about double of that, so not really a treasure!

With some careful work and soft restoration to stop the corrosion (bone, ivory, antler only!) it could still find its place on a IAITO. Do not count the working hours!   

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