Gold leaf finish Go Bowls "煌 KIRAMEKI" / Jet Black base color

Based on a zelkova Go bowls made by a woodworking craftsman "Kaishi", the process of black lacquer coating, vermilion lacquer coating inside, gold leaf stamping, and coating are all done by a craftsman's hand with much time and care.
The front side of the Go bowl is finished with the beauty of the gold leaf while retaining the base color of the black lacquer.
The inside, including the lid, is finished in vivid vermilion lacquer.

*It has "Kaishi" engraved on the bottom.

Gold leaf stamping craftsman Mr. Norifumi Fujisawa

Born in Kyoto City, he graduated from the Kyoto Traditional Crafts College of Butsugu (Buddhist altar) gold leaf stamping course in 1998, and studied under Masaharu Okamoto, a traditional craftsman and a contemporary master gold leaf stamping artist.
He was involved in gold leaf processing for shrines and temples throughout Japan.
He later became independent as "Kyo Kinpaku Oshi Tokowaka" (Kyoto Gold Leaf Pressing Tokowaka) and obtained the title of "Certified Craftsman of Kyoto" approved by the Governor of Kyoto Prefecture in 2015.

In recent years, he has been actively expanding the scope of his activities by managing projects that fuse traditional gold leaf techniques with contemporary art and other genres, holding gold leaf workshops and solo exhibitions in France, Asia, and other regions, and actively communicating the appeal of gold leaf stamping both domestically and internationally.

Gold leaf finish Keyaki [zelkova] Go bowls "煌 KIRAMEKI" / Jet Black base color
*Special gold leaf finish by gold leaf stamping artisan Norifumi Fujisawa.
Materials : Keyaki [zelkova] wood
*Two sizes are available: extra-large and super extra-large.
Extra-large / for Go stone size 30 - 35
Super extra-large / for Go stone size 36 - 42

1,000 JPY flat rate shipping within Japan, free shipping for purchases totaling 20,000 JPY or more.
Please bear the actual cost for shipping charges outside Japan.