![]() We do not sell items with major flaws without mentioning it in the listing. Most items listed are antiques, and as such may have an expected amount of wear from normal use. If not completely delighted with any item it may be returned in original condition for refund of purchase price, less actual shipping cost. Satisfaction Guarantee: All items are carefully described and photographed. Sailerking and the Shogun's Gallery have been in the Japanese antique business for over 38 years, and highly value our customers. If you purchase this item and are not completely delighted with it, you may return it for a no questions asked refund within 30 days of receipt. 99 cents with no reserve! Please note : The goishi (stones and bowls) seen in the first picture are not included but can be seen in a current sailerking listing. ![]() ![]() A comparable new board would sell for over $6,000 in Tokyo today. For the Go player who wants to have a great bargain goban (and one with a warm patina and character ) at a fraction of the cost, this is the board for you. In many ways I find this board even more attractive than a new one due to its years of loving use, character and warm aged patina as well as its time proven, well cured stock. It stands flat on the floor, has a level playing surface and the top grid is still clear and sharp. This goban was a special gift from the Japanese Airline (JAL) to an employee for having worked for 30 years (see picture 10). The four carved legs are fully removable if one wants to use this board as a table top piece rather that playing in the traditional method sitting on the tatami floor (see last picture). There are some minor scratches on the top (see pictures 3 & 4) where someone might have been laying down their stones with enthusiasm which just just adds more character to this well established board. This board has been well played yet well loved, and while it shows minor signs of use, it remains overall in very fine condition. It also has four nicely carved 4 3/4" wooden legs (12 cm) for a total height of 11 1/2" (29.3 cm). I have been buying fine go boards at auction in Japan for over 38 years now and find this board to be a great bargain due to its warm aged patina, as well as, its thick 6 3/4"( 17 cm) top slab of masami (straight cut - see picture) grain of what I am told is either solid Kaya or Shinkaya. 1980) goban (go board) at a dealer only auction in Japan last year. I picked up this vintage late Showa Era (c. Nonetheless, the city of Hyuga in Miyazaki prefecture remains the only place in Japan that is still making clamshell Go stones, including black stones.Īlthough there are a number of companies manufacturing clamshell Go stones in Hyuga today, we have trodden a unique path in terms of how our manufacturing methods, shapes and selection standards have evolved.Item: 233089231398 PLATEAU DE JEU VINTAGE JAPONAIS ÉPAIS KAYA GO BOIS GOBAN JAMBES EN BOIS SCULPTÉES À LA MAIN. With production in Hyuga on the verge of dying out however, the focus of raw materials has shifted to clamshells from Mexico. It is also the only place that has kept processing techniques alive. Production of clamshells for Go stones has ceased everywhere apart from Hyuga. Located in the city of Hyuga, the home of clamshell Go stone manufacturing, if it weren’t for this particular beach, Japan’s proud clamshell Go stone manufacturing techniques might have died out by now. It may only be 4km long, but Okuraga-hama Beach is recognized as one of the 100 most beautiful beaches in Japan. Truly Unique Clamshell Go Stones Made Exclusively in Hyuga, Japan Carefully Selected Snow and Blossom Grade Clamshell Go Stones
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