Shogi pieces craftsman "Yuko 雄光" made Mikurajima-hon-tsuge (Mikura Island grown boxwood) Ryoko-sho (Ryoko script) Engraved Shogi pieces SKM-FK-411-YK01

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.

Facetype：Ryoko-sho (Ryoko script)
'Ryoko-sho' is a script based on the calligraphy of Maki Ryoko, a calligrapher of the latter Edo Period, and with its clear, slender characters is a highly popular script, regardless of professional or amateur status.
The finest quality wood grain Mikurajima-hon-tsuge (real Mikurajima boxwood) Itame (curved grain).
*Please check the images.

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 maker's Training Association, run by “Fugetsu,” a Shogi pieces maker based in Fujinomiya City, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan.
"Yuko 雄光" is a Shogi pieces maker who learned pieces making under "Fugetsu 富月", a piece maker who is regarded as one of the top five masters of the modern age.

"Yuko 雄光” is a shogi pieces maker who moved from Hokkaido to Fujinomiya City, Shizuoka Prefecture, to study piece making under ‘Fugetsu,’ a shogi pieces maker.
He believes in making pieces with care and carefully and painstakingly creates each piece one by one.

Shogi pieces craftsman "Yuko 雄光" made Mikurajima-hon-tsuge (Mikura Island grown boxwood) Ryoko-sho (Ryoko script) Engraved Shogi pieces
Product No.：SKM-FK-411-YK01

Shogi pieces in a paulownia flat box

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