『2025 Winter Go SALE』 502-GS-05 Go 4-piece set

Go stones : Clamshell Go Stones Premium Blossom grade size 38
Clamshell Go stones are white Go stones made from clam shells.
Size 38 Go stones (approximately 10.7mm thick) offer an exceptional playing experience, combining impressive thickness, weight, and a luxurious feel.
These stones allow you to fully enjoy the unique texture and sound of high-quality Clamshell Go stones.
*Please check the thickness sample image.
Each Clamshell Go stones are made by hand by Go stones craftsmen through more than 20 manufacturing processes.
It takes approximately 2 to 6 months from the clam shell to the finished product.
We hope you will experience the skill of Go stones making that has been passed down from generation to generation for more than 100 years, and the brilliance of the Go stones carved by traditional Go stone making craftsmen.
Quality : The highest quality with almost no scratches that has cleared strict selection standards.
Grade (striped pattern) : The spacing between the stripes is a little coarser than "Snow grade", which is about 70% or less of the total.
* Please check the striped sample image.
* "Nachiguro" slate black Go stones are also included.
*Clamshell white Go stones are made from Mexican clamshells.
*Our Nachi-guro black Go stones are manufactured to be 0.3mm thicker and 0.3mm larger in diameter than the white Go stones of the same size.
The reason for this is that white is a visually expanding color.
When white and black stones have the exact same diameter and thickness, black Go stones tend to appear slightly smaller to the human eyes.
To ensure that both Go stones look about the same size on the board, we make this slight adjustment.

Go bowls : Traditional Craftsman Mr. Takashi NISHIKAWA made Kaede [Maple] Go bowls.
These Go bowls are rare item that is rarely distributed in the market.
The bright white transparent wood color and soft grain of this Go Bowl give it a natural look.
Kaede wood has a silky luster and a dense, intricate grain that gives it a sense of quality.
It is smooth to the touch and hard and sticky to the touch.
Because of its durability and beauty, it is used for flooring, skis, bowling pins, floorboards in bowling alleys, action material for harmonicas and pianos, and fingerboard material for the back and side fingerboards of violins and guitars.
Includes a Nishijin-ori Go bowl bag.

Go board : Hyuga-kaya Table Go Board Masame 1.7 Sun (about 52mm thick) 4-piece composition board No.76894 *Off-spec
This Go board is made from Hyuga Kaya wood, that is quite hard to get as material wood for Go board.
The lines of a board are marked using "Tachi-mori", the skill of drawing lines using a Japanese sword.
This traditional technique highlights the beauty of natural grain patterns and the texture of lacquered line is smooth and has also a nice feeling.
The top, one cutting side and bottom has some intergrown knots, and several tar spots remain at the bottom.
There are some fixed cracks on one side.
But they will not bother you in daily use.
*Please check the image at the link.

*You can check the details of each product from the links below.

• Go stones : Clamshell Go Stones Premium Blossom grade size 38
  Thickness : White Go stones / 10.7mm Black Go stones / 11.0mm
  Diameter : White Go stones / 21.9㎜ Black Go stones / 22.2㎜
  *Our black Go stones are 0.3 mm larger thick and 0.3 mm larger diameter than the same size of white Go stones.
  The reason is that white is an expanded color, so when you see white Go stones and black Go stones of the same diameter and thickness with the human eye, the black Go stones look a little smaller.
  So we adjusted them so that they look the same size.
  Quantity : 180 Clamshell White Go stones,181 Nachiguro Slate Black Go stones
  Spare Go stones (2 for each)
  Materials : White Go stones／Mexican clamshell, Black Go Stones／Nachiguro Slate from Kumano City, Mie Pref., Japan
  Includes : Wooden box, Fabric Go stone bag, Quality certificate


• Go bowls : Traditional Craftsman Mr. Takashi NISHIKAWA made Kaede [Maple] Go bowls
  Compatible Go Stones: Size 34 to 40
• Go bowls bag : Nishijin-ori Go bowl bag
  
• Go board : Hyuga-kaya Table Go Board Masame 1.7 Sun (about 52mm thick) 4-piece composition board *Off-spec
  Product No : No.76894
  Size : 463 mm × 433 mm × 52 mm
  Weight : About 5.4 kg
  Certificate included


• 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.

Since natural materials are used, there may be minor imperfections such as small knots, grain irregularities, bark inclusions, small scratches or dents, color stains, or slight chipping on the edges.
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