Vintage Japanese Goban 4" (10cm) Thick Go Game Board Floor Board Award Presentation 1967 Katsura Wood G7 Modern art This is an antique Japanese

This is an antique Japanese Taisho era (c1920's) kodansu (personal chest)

Some wear and minor losses to the iron-red ground on the foot base consistent with age

teaching at the Tokyo School of Fine Arts and serving as a member of the Imperial Arts Academy

and elevated playing surface allows the board to make a satisfying click when pieces are placed on to it

Having his name on a chawan implies a meditative

Vintage Japanese Goban 4" (10cm) Thick Go Game Board Floor Board Award Presentation 1967 Katsura Wood G7 Modern art This is an antique JapaneseVintage 1967 Japanese Floor Go Board Award Presentation Goban (Showa 42), Katsura Wood, Hand Carved Legs This is an authentic vintage Japanese floor goban dating to February 1967 (Showa 42), originally presented as an award to a Go team or school club. The underside bears a hand brushed dedication reading Presented, followed by the names of team members or contributors, and the exact date. Boards of this type were commonly commissioned during the