Wood craftsman "懐志 / Kai-shi" made Hon Kuwa (Mulberry) Go Bowls for size 34 - 40 Go stones GKKW-SB40-601-01F

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Wood craftsman "懐志 / Kai-shi" made Hon Kuwa (Mulberry) Go Bowls for size 34 - 40 Go stones GKKW-SB40-601-01F

Name: Wood craftsman "懐志 / Kai-shi" made Hon Kuwa (Mulberry) Go Bowls for size 34 - 40 Go stones GKKW-SB40-601-01F
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Price: 98000.0 JPY
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This is a pair of extra-large Honkuwa (true mulberry) Go bowls crafted by Wood craftsman Kai-shi, designed for Go stones up to size 38.

Honkuwa (true mulberry) Go bowls are highly popular and regarded as one of the classic premium choices among luxury Go bowls.
With its very hard wood quality, beautiful color and grain, and substantial presence, honkuwa is an ideal material for high-grade Go bowls.
Go bowls made from honkuwa feature a fine, smooth surface and attractive golden-toned grain, giving them a refined and luxurious character.
Mulberry wood has long been prized as a traditional craft material, valued for its smooth touch and elegant natural luster.
Delicate figuring that appears within its calm color tone creates rich expression unique to natural wood.
It offers a good balance of hardness and resilience, along with excellent durability, making it reliable for everyday play.
With continued use, the color deepens and gradually develops into a rich amber tone, an aging process that is part of its appeal.
Combining practicality with visual beauty, these bowls harmonize well with Go boards and stones and represent a dignified traditional material.
They are also a popular choice as a gift.

*The base is branded with the “Kai-shi” mark.
*Please refer to the photos for details.
*This Go Bowl is for Go stones up to size 40.

◎You can watch a video of Making Go bowls by wood craftsman "Kai-shi（懐志）".
*Japanese and English version videos are available in the image gallery.
Please take a look.

Mulberry wood features a beautiful yellowish tone and, when polished, develops a distinctive character and a golden-like luster.
The wood is very hard and dense, and is even used for items that require high strength, such as walking sticks.

Long-established business founded in Kansei Era (around 1790)
"Kai-shi (懐志)", a long-established woodworking company, was founded in the Kansei era (around 1790).
When the company was first established, it made trays, wooden plates, and other tableware, but later, when it was commissioned to make Go bowls, it became a woodworking company specializing in Go bowls.
懐志刻印

The word "Kai-shi (懐志)" expresses their desire to "never forget the techniques handed down from generation to generation and our sincere efforts to make Go bowls, and to carve our thoughts into our own bosom with high aspirations."
Currently, the fourth generation of the family, who has devoted 65 years of his life to making Go bowls, is devoting himself to making Go bowls every day.

The essence of "Kai-shi (懐志)" 4th generation's Go bowls making is to maximize the beauty of the material, wood, and to create Go bowls that combine practicality and artistry.
Facing each material one by one and checking the feel of it in their fingertips and palms, they transform the wood into a Go bowls.
And the proof of this is the engraving of "Kai-shi (懐志)" on the bottom of the Go bowls.

懐志道具

All the tools for making Go bowls are handmade.
All necessary tools are customize.
*Please check the photo images.

Wood craftsman "懐志 / Kai-shi" made Hon Kuwa (Mulberry) Go Bowls for size 34 - 40 Go stones
Product No.：GKKW-SB40-601-01F
Conformity Go stone for size：size 34 - 40
Size：Go Bowl / Diameter About 160 mm × Height About 115 mm
Outer box size: approx. 330 × 180 × 120 mm (H × W × D)
Weight：Go Bowls / 1 pair About 850 g
Total Weight / About 1,100 g
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 wood materials. There may be some small flaw or scratch, dent, chipping.

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