Wood craftsman "Kai-shi (懐志)" made "Indian Kokutan / Indian Ebony" Go bowls

Long-established business founded in Kansei Era (around 1790)
"Kai-shi (懐志)", a long-established woodworking company, was founded in the Kansei era (around 1790).
When the company was first established, it made trays, wooden plates, and other tableware, but later, when it was commissioned to make Go bowls, it became a woodworking company specializing in Go bowls.
The word "Kai-shi (懐志)" expresses their desire to "never forget the techniques handed down from generation to generation and our sincere efforts to make Go bowls, and to carve our thoughts into our own bosom with high aspirations."
Currently, the fourth generation of the family, who has devoted 65 years of his life to making Go bowls, is devoting himself to making Go bowls every day.

The essence of "Kai-shi (懐志)" 4th generation's Go bowls making is to maximize the beauty of the material, wood, and to create Go bowls that combine practicality and artistry.
Facing each material one by one and checking the feel of it in their fingertips and palms, they transform the wood into a Go bowls.
And the proof of this is the engraving of "Kai-shi (懐志)" on the bottom of the Go bowls.

All the tools for making Go bowls are handmade.
All necessary tools are customize.
*Please check the photo images.

Characteristics of Indian Kokutan
Indian Kokutan is the finest type of ebony.
It is also called "Makuro" or "Honkokutan" in Japan and is characterized by its strong black color.
It has a deep reddish-blackish-brown color and a profound sense of weight.
It is also commonly called Ceylon Ebony or East Indian Ebony.

Uses of Indian Kokutan
The uses of ebony include architectural interior materials, flooring, decorative members for floor parquet, furniture, cabinets, stone paving for pews, violins, organs, piano parts, and musical instrument parts such as castanets and oboes.
The history of ebony's use dates back to ancient Egypt, and it was used in Persia and India during the ancient dynasties, especially for furniture and carvings.

• Product : "Indian Kokutan" [Indian Ebony] Go Bowls
  Conformity Go stone for size :
  size 30 - 35
  size 36 - 42
  *Please select size
  weight :
  Extra Large size about 1.1 kg
  Super Extra Large size about 1.2 kg
  


• 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.

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.