Mr. NISHIKAWA made Mokkoku [Japanese Ternstroemia] Go bowls *off-spec GKMK-NS40-104-02

The wood color of the Japanese Ternstroemia is reddish-brown and bright as shown in the image.
Its distinctive characteristics are, the annual rings are finely packed, and the wood is hard.
It feels heavy when you hold it in your hands.

This Go bowls has some color unevenness and closed crack in one bowl.
Please check the image.

All Go stones, Go boards, Shogi pieces, Shogi boards, Go bowls, etc. are made using natural materials.
For this reason, some products may present defects such as flaw, stain, crack and/or wood knots, or damages caused at the time of manufacturing and/or storage, and thus they cannot be sold at full price.
We do not sell any product with significant defects. We may sell some products with minor defects as "off-spec products" at a discounted price upon confirmation that customers are duly aware of any defects in advance.
We try our best to describe the condition of any defect as precisely as possible using pictures and text.
Please order items only after checking and accepting the condition of defects. Thank you.
*'Defects' refer to any scratch and flaw.

Since the Japanese Ternstroemia grows straight and spreads its branches and leaves in a fan shape, it has been prized as a Japanese landscaping tree since the Edo period (1603~1867) and is therefore known as a 'King of Garden Trees' along with the pine, the inumaki (fern pine) and others of the so-called 'Edo Goboku (5 trees)'.
It is also known that Japanese Ternstroemia was used as the building material for Shuri Castle in Okinawa.
Since it is not widely available as a wood material, a Go bowl made of Japanese Ternstroemia can be said to be a rare item. Of course it is beautiful, but it is recommended for those who are looking for a rare Go bowls.

• Traditional Craftsman Mr. Takashi NISHIKAWA made Japanese Ternstroemia Go bowls *off-spec
  Product No. : GKMK-NS40-104-02
  Conformity Go stone size：size 34 - 40
  A written certificate of his artwork is enclosed in a box.
  A branding iron seal that proves that this is the artwork of Mr. Takashi NISHIKAWA (Registration No. 115).
  (This is a sample image.)
  
• Please bear the actual cost for shipping charges outside Japan.

You may find small knots, burrs, rolled-in bark as all these products are made of natural wood materials.
There may be some small flaw or scratch, dent, chipping.