Nishigaki tsuba with design of bamboo by Kanshiro I. Edo period, late 17th century.

Iron tsuba of quatrefoil form with design of bamboo stems and leaves in openwork (sukashi) decorated with carving (kebori) . Copper sekigane. Early Edo period, late 17th century (Kanbun / Enppo era).

First generation Kanshiro of Nishigaki school in Higo Province died in the sixth year of Genroku, 1693, at the age of 81).

Height: 74.4 mm; Width: 74.2 mm; Centre thickness: 4.9 mm. Rounded rim.

The design was quite popular among the Higo masters.

The design of my tsuba closely resembles the one at the last example (Sasano 1994 №280), however, the form (mine is quatrefoil) and the execution (strength) are very different, which result in a very different spirit of my piece.