Vintage Japanese Goban 4.5" (12cm) Thick Go Game Board Floor Board C3 Cricket Fighting made of solid Keyaki (zelkova)

made of solid Keyaki (zelkova) wood and finished in a red persimmon stain lacquer

Kagoshima Sensō Kiji (Record of the Kagoshima War)Heroic war print with Saigō Takamori (西郷 隆盛) beneath a full moon

Length: 7" (18cm)

a small applied floral boss in gold enamel anchors the composition at the shoulder

preserving its character as a reused antique weapon

Vintage Japanese Goban 4.5" (12cm) Thick Go Game Board Floor Board C3 Cricket Fighting made of solid Keyaki (zelkova)Vintage Japanese " thick Goban for the game of Go. Playing Go on a real Japanese floor board is a different experience from using a thin tabletop board. The thick wooden block produces a deeper, clearer click when stones are placed, a sound that the Nihon Ki in has long described as part of the proper atmosphere of serious play. This resonance comes from both the thickness of the block and the type of wood used. Traditional makers favor kaya, a