Board craftsman Mr. Torayoshi YOSHIDA made Katsura Kiura 2.4-Sun (about 73 mm thick) Table Shogi Board No.89036F

The board is a solid 2.4-Sun thick.
There are some tar spots on the bottom and natural wood stains on both cutting sides.
This is a Kiura board, so the top surface appears Itame.
*Please check the pictures.

Yoshida Gobanten was established in 1916 and continuously made various Go and Shogi boards for more than 100years.
The owner takes over the name of 'Master Yoshida Torayoshi' for generations.
All the boards made by the 3rd and 4th generation of Yoshida Torayoshi, the present owner, have engraved words of Ichi-jo (一如) in Chinese character, as the evidence of his work.
The word 'Ichi-jo' is a part of famous four-character idiom 'Busshin Ichi-nyo (物心一如)', that literally means 'matter and mind are one/body and mind as one'.
This implies a strong will that when we make boards, our board and mind are as one.
The engraved words 'Ichi-jo (一如)' is the evidence of master, who made this board with his spirit and board as one.
We are happy to offer these special boards made by the board master Mr. YOSHIDA Torayoshi, for his devotion and his long years of experience and outstanding technique.

”Kiura” cutting style applies to the center (core) of the log and itame (flat grain) appears on the top surface of the board.
The top surface has masame (straight grain) at both ends and an oval or bamboo shoot-like pattern or irregular itame pattern in the center.
Itame (flat grain) appears on the top surface.
This is the most valuable cutting style of the itame wood.

*Go board cutting styles are explained detail in "How to choose a board".
Please take a look.
Go to "How to choose a board".

Katsura wood has long been used for Go boards and Shogi boards.
The wood is brown in color and resists warping.
As it ages, the color of the wood changes to darker and darker.
The pointing taste is a little hard., but the sound is perfect.

*Board cutting styles are explained detail in "How to choose a board".
Please take a look.
Go to "How to choose a board".

• Board craftsman Mr. Torayoshi YOSHIDA made Katsura Kiura 2.4-Sun (about 73 mm thick) Table Shogi Board
  Product No.：No.89036F
  Size (height×width×thick)：368 mm × 337 mm × 73 mm
  Weight：About 4.7 kg
  Included：Certificate

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