Kuro Kaki [black persimmon] made Shogi pieces Box NSKK-002

This is truly rare and beautiful Kuro Kaki (black persimmon) Go bowls, with a strong contrast of black and white colors.
This outrageous design comes from the clear contrast between natural black and white color.
Natural wood design and the black and white color contrast produces premium feel with deep and pleasant resonance.
Please check the image.

Kuro-kaki need to be dried up under open air for many years to be ready used as material for wooden artifacts.
It is extremely difficult to handle this wood since white and black part has different shrinkage factors, that may often result in cracking during the drying process.
Kuro Kaki is a difficult material to handle. It should be thinly shaved first and then dried up. This process should be repeated over and over again before processing into Go bowls.
As it is completely dried up and then processed with utmost care, the Go bowl would not deformed for many years, that enable us to enjoy the beauty for so long.

• Kuro Kaki [black persimmon] made Shogi pieces Box
  Product No. : NSKK-002
  
• 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 wood materials.
There may be some small flaw or scratch, dent, chipping.