This awesome go set came to Baduk Club from an antique shop in Saitama, Japan.
The board is 17cm thick, and stands 29cm tall on legs. It has an even yellow color typical of Shinkaya (Alaskan Spruce). It is a quarter-sawn board, a Shihou-masa cut. This cutting style is the highest rated, as it creates straight lines on all 6 of the board's surfaces. Such a cut is only possible with a tree of immense diameter.
The board is in great condition, with nice edges and corners. The legs are a darker color and are probably Katsura - they are in very good shape as well. An inscription on the underside indicates it was first purchased in 1991.
The bowls have a beautiful tone and wavy heather, a real delight. They may be Mulberry or something similar like Quince.
The stones are slate and shell, but were not measured or counted. Visually they appear to be size 30-34 (8mm-9mm), but a go stone box is present with a label for size 37 snow-grade.
The board comes with a cloth cover and paulownia lid. The bowls come with protective paulownia box that closes with a decorative purple ribbon.
Shipping Details:
FedEx International Priority shipping from Japan (to nearly anywhere) is already included. This service reduces the actual transit time to only 5 business days, and also allows more room for padding in order to avoid shipping damage. Please allow a week for Customs preparations, then a FedEx tracking number will be provided that you can use to sign up for notifications.
Because of the quality of this set, Surface shipping is not recommended, but it is possible (in 2 parcels with Japan Post) if you wish to reduce the cost by about $120. Contact us with the chat widget to make such arrangements.
