Design Bamboo
Mei Made by Tadanori from Bushu
Material Iron
Shape Nadekaku, square without corner
Region Edo, Musashi Province
Era Late Edo Period
Box Paulownia wood
Size
Height 8.1 cm (3.2 in)
Width 7.8 cm (3.1 in)
Thickness 0.4 cm (0.2 in)
Other Info
The theme of this Tsuba is Bamboo. It was crafted Nimai Awase of two pieces being forged together. You can find the line of the two pieces in the Hitsuana. It has a Yakite surface with Sukidashi and Usuniku-bori techniques. The craftsman, Tadanori from Bushu, was a disciple of Akasaka Tadatoki, the third generation.

bamboo square