Hyuga Kaya Go Board with Legs No.74014

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 Go master, who made this board with his spirit and board as one.
We are happy to offer these special boards made by the Go board master Mr. YOSHIDA Torayoshi, for his devotion and his long years of experience and outstanding technique.

This Tenmasa board with legs (6-sun: 18 cm thick) is made from 700-year-old Hyuga Kaya wood grown in Miyazaki Pref. Japan.
This board is a true gem in terms of quality, nice feeling when placing a stone, wood texture, and color tone that is specific to Miyazaki wood.
The top surface has perfect straight grain patters, as if it was drawn using a ruler.
The grain patterns are very elaborate and entirely even between each wood grain.
This thick Tenmasa board is truly rare and only limited number is available, as Hyuga Kaya Go board with legs will be no longer made due to the lack of material wood.
Furthermore, this board was actually used in the famous Go title match (5th game), that fact added special value.
The value of this board is not only in the quality and the rarity of material, but also its historical background.

Side surface has an involvement of thin tree bark and inter-grown knot.Side has a green spot.Reinforced on the bottom of one leg.
Please check the photo image.

The 30th Hon-inbo title match drew a lot of attention because people’s interest were if Sakata would be able to regain the title from Ishida, who held the title for last 4 consecutive years.
Sakata won the 1st through 3rd games, so everyone thought Sakata would catch a momentum and surely regain the title. However, in the 5th game, Sakata made a small mistake just before the game ended, which was a big loss for him.
Eventually, Sakata could not regain the title after winning the first 3 games and lost the last 4 games.
This Go board is a witness of history that was actually used in the 5th game, that was a turning point for both players who aimed to get this very important title.
The match between Sakata and Ishida is handed down as a famous match in the modern Go history.

Mr. Yoshio ISHIDA, 9 dan: first became a holder of Hon-inbo Title in 1971 at the age of 22, the youngest record in Japan at that time, then he changed his professional Go player’s name to SHUHO.
He became the 24th Hon-inbo after winning his 5th consecutive titles. Ishida was given the nickname "The Computer" because his play and counting skills were far more accurate than other pros. He got 24 titles in total.

Mr. Eio SAKATA, 9 dan: Sakata changed his professional Go player’s name to Hon-inbo EIJU after winning his 7th consecutive titles in Hon-inbo matches.
He was later called the 23rd Hon-inbo. He was regarded as the strongest professional Go players in Showa Era (1926-1989).
He had a number of records in Japan, such as winning total 64 titles in various matches, first Meijin record, and 7 consecutive titles in Hon-inbo matches as well. On the 29th of April 1990, he was awarded the Order of the Sacred Treasure, Gold and Silver Star.

• Product
  board craftsman Mr. Torayoshi YOSHIDA made Hyuga Kaya Go board with legs
  Masame 6.0-sun / 18.4cm thick
  Item No.74014
• Size (height×width×thick×leg)
  453 mm × 422 mm × 184 mm × 120mm
• Weight : About 18.5kg
• included：Paulownia cover, Cotton cover
• Certificate


• 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 trees.
There may be some small flaw or scratch, dent, chipping.