Contemporary Master Go board Craftsman Mr.Kumasu made Yakusugi(Yakushima Cedar) table 15-ro Go board with figured grain 2.0-Sun(thickness: approx. 63 mm) No.77014F

This is a Yakusugi table 15-ro Go board with figured grain (2.0-Sun, single board) crafted by Kenichi Kumasu, a Contemporary Master Craftsman of Japan (Gendai no Meikō).
*This is a 15-ro board, approximately 100 mm smaller in both length and width than a standard 19-ro board.

This 15-ro board is crafted from Yakusugi (Yakushima cedar) using the outer surface of Kiomote material.
The lines are drawn using high-quality domestic natural lacquer (hon-urushi) in the tachi-mori style, resulting in an excellent finish.
A paulownia wood presentation box is included, whose inner lid bears the handwritten inscription and seal of “Crafted by Contemporary Master Craftsman Kenichi Kumasu.”

This Go board is made from the extremely rare Yakusugi cedar, specially crafted by Kenichi Kumasu, one of Japan’s modern master board makers.
While straight-grain (masame) wood is generally considered ideal for Go boards, Yakusugi cedar has very limited straight-grain material.
To make the most of its richly varied and beautiful grain and color, this board was intentionally made using flat-grain (omote or ura) wood.

Yakusugi—cedar from Yakushima Island—is an exceptionally rare and precious wood, as logging has been strictly prohibited since Yakushima was designated a UNESCO World Natural Heritage Site.
Its complex and delicate grain patterns possess a timeless elegance and depth, admired by collectors around the world.
Yakusugi is widely known as a premium material for fine furniture and decorative crafts, and due to its natural beauty and rarity, it is also highly valued as a material for Go boards.

Only this one piece is available.
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