Board craftsman Mr.Yoshida made Japan grown Hiba arborvitae tree Itame 1.5-Sun (about 46 mm thick) Table Shogi Board No.89046F

This board features the soft, warm color characteristic of Hiba wood.
There are resin pockets, bark inclusions, intergrown knots, and scratches on the bottom surface; intergrown knots on the top surface; a naturally occurring stain on one of the end grain surfaces; and intergrown knots and scratches on the side surfaces.
As this is an itame (flat-sawn) board, there is a prominent flat grain pattern on the top surface.
*Please refer to the images.

Yoshida Gobanten was established in 1916 and continuously made various Go and Shogi boards for more than 100years.
The owner takes over the name of 'Master Yoshida Torayoshi' for generations.
All the boards made by the 3rd and 4th generation of Yoshida Torayoshi, the present owner, have engraved words of Ichi-jo (一如) in Chinese character, as the evidence of his work.
The word 'Ichi-jo' is a part of famous four-character idiom 'Busshin Ichi-nyo (物心一如)', that literally means 'matter and mind are one/body and mind as one'.
This implies a strong will that when we make boards, our board and mind are as one.
The engraved words 'Ichi-jo (一如)' is the evidence of Go master, who made this board with his spirit and board as one.
We are happy to offer these special boards made by the Go board master Mr. YOSHIDA Torayoshi, for his devotion and his long years of experience and outstanding technique.

The Itame board has little or no straight grain (masame) on the top surface, but has big itame (flat grain) instead.
Many thin boards have this itame, which is prone to cracking and deformation.

"Hiba" is an evergreen coniferous tree of the cypress family found almost everywhere in Japan, but it is different from "hinoki" (Japanese cypress).
Hiba wood has a bright yellowish-white color and a fine grain, giving it a beautiful appearance. It has a distinctive aroma, and the wood is somewhat light and soft, making it resistant to water and moisture. Go boards made of hiba boast a good feeling when placing the Go stones, but the sound is subdued and discreet.
Hiba is known as a highly durable wood because of its resin content, which makes it resistant to decay and water. It is widely used as a board material because of its bright white color and inconspicuous grain.
Hiba is also famous for being used in the Golden Hall of Chuson-ji Temple, which is a historical building designated as a National Treasure of Japan.
It is mainly used as a material for buildings, ships, civil engineering, and railroad sleepers because of its resistance to water and moisture. The bark is also used as a match cord or rope.

*Go board materials are explained detail in "How to choose a board".
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• Board craftsman Mr.Yoshida made Japan grown Hiba arborvitae tree Itame 1.5-Sun (about 46 mm thick) Table Shogi Board
  Product No ：No.89046F
  Size：367 mm × 333 mm × 46 mm
  Weight：About 2.2 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.

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.