This is a beautiful sanshin bachi (plectrum) made of high-quality wood (shitan, or rosewood) used for the neck of the sanshin. Brand new, unused. This is a plectrum (bachi) for the Okinawa sanshin. It is made of high-quality wood (shitan, or rosewood) used for the neck of the sanshin, and is very easy to play, producing a good tone. * Features the unique flexibility of shitan wood, making it easy to play, and beautiful wood grain. * Height is approximately 7cm. It is worn on the index finger. Because it is made using natural wood (shitan wood), the wood grain pattern is completely unique. (It has a very beautiful wood grain pattern.) * This is a selected item, so there are no cracks, chips, or splits.