Shogi pieces craftsman "Sho-getsu 勝月" made Mikurajima-hon-tsuge (Mikura Island grown boxwood) Fu Shogi Gyo-ryu (Gyo-ryu typeface) Engraved Shogi pieces Hand Engraved Shogi pieces SHK-SG504-02

Materials : Mikurajima-hon-tsuge (Mikura Island grown boxwood) / Mikurajima is an island located in the central part of the Izu Islands (an area with many islands of various sizes) in Tokyo, Japan.
The quality of tsuge grown in the unique soil and climate is perfect for making shogi pieces.
Mikurajima Island is the most highly regarded tsuge producing area along with the Satsuma region of Kagoshima Prefecture, that produces Satsuma tsuge.
The hontsuge grown on Mikurajima Island is the best material for shogi pieces in terms of the color, luster, touch, weight, and texture of the wood.

Wood grain : "Fu (variegated)" /
Like "Moku (figured)", "Fu (variegated)" is a complex grain pattern or material that rarely appears in localized twists and turns, branching, or near the roots of the wood due to the effects of the growing environment during the wood's growth process.
The "Fu (variegated)" is a highly valued material because of its rarity, aesthetic value, and excellent decorative qualities, with no two pieces being alike.

Typeface : Gyo-ryu (Gyo-ryu typeface) /
The "Gyo-ryu (Gyo-ryu typeface)" is a typeface created by calligrapher Shigeki Uemura.
The name "Gyo-ryu" is derived from the Chinese legend "Li Chao 登龍門 (a gateway to success)" from the Chinese book "The Book of Later Han (後漢書).
The word "Long (dragon) gate," which means a gateway to success in life, is a corruption of this legend.
The typeface "魚龍 (Gyo-ryu)" is named after this legend.
The most distinctive feature of the "Gyo-ryu typeface" is the beauty of the characters, which are written by a calligrapher.
The letters, which evoke both delicate and bold brush strokes, are carved in a well-balanced manner on the piece.
The beauty of the characters for the "飛" of "飛車" and the "龍" of "飛車成駒 (reverse side)," which have a large number of strokes, is particularly impressive.

Shogi pieces types : Engraved Shogi pieces /
This is a shogi pieces whose characters are engraved on the surface.
Engraved characters have various types of typefaces.
*The "Production Process of Shogi pieces" can be check in the image.

"Fuji Koma no Kai" (Shogi Pieces Craftsman Association) / The Shogi Craftsman Training Association is organized by Shogi pieces master"Fugetsu (富月)", a Shogi craftsman based in Fujinomiya City, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan.
"Sho-getsu(勝月)" is a Shogi piece craftsman who learned piece making under Shogi pieces master"Fugetsu (富月)".
He is especially good at "deep engraving" and mainly produces engraved and carved pieces.

• Shogi pieces craftsman "Sho-getsu 勝月" made Mikurajima-hon-tsuge (Mikura Island grown boxwood) Moku Shogi master Mr.Ooyama-syo (Ooyama-meijin script) Hand Engraved Shogi pieces
  *Includes 2 extra pawn pieces ("amari-fu").
  Product No.：SHK-SG504-01
  Shogi pieces in a paulownia flat box
  *One "左馬 (Hidari-uma)" Netsuke Strap included.


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