![]() ![]() I've seen used Katsura floor gobans in your price range at Japanese importer in San Fran, Kiku Imports: Last edited by Erythen on Wed 4:10 am, edited 2 times in total. It seems the best cost for what you get and looks rather nice. If I had to choose one of the boards you listed, I'd pick the Agathis board from Yutopian. I have a friend in Japan that bought one of his boards and it's rather nice, not the same quality as Mr. Make sure your buying a Go and not Shogi board since he sells both. With surface shipping it'll be about the same price as some of the boards you're considering but at a much higher quality. He makes boards from Chinese Kaya and sells them on Yahoo Japan for a very decent price. ![]() ![]() There's a few services out there and I recommend shopping around.Ĭheck out this seller. You'll need to go through a third party site if you're not actually in Japan. If your willing to wait a few months and don't mind dealing with a third party I recommend ordering a board through Yahoo Auctions Japan. Shin-Kaya (Alaskan Spruce) (I have no love for "Shin" Kaya! ) Katsura (because of the size of the trees the cuts for Katsura are always Itame)Ħ. Japanese Kaya (Especially Kaya from Miyazaki-ken)ģ. In my opinion the quality of wood for Go Boards is as follows.ġ. The wood is just too expensive to waste and it's quality demands masame. Kaya usually has a much closer grain than it's imitators due to long years of growth.īased on my observations, Mulberry bowls will almost never have an Itame cut. Going off of pictures alone, Shin-Kaya usually has a VERY pronounced and dark grain whereas Kaya is generally subtle and and light. I see sellers on Ebay all the time saying they're bowls are "Mulberry" when they're just Chestnut or trying to pass Katsura or even worse Shin-Kaya as the real Kaya.Ī couple of points to watch out for (I know I'm going off on a tangent but bare with me). I don't think it's Shin-Kaya (the lines aren't well pronounced) but I'd avoid it nonetheless. That board you posted from Ebay looks dubious at best, though that could just be because it's old (Kaya darkens with age). A genuine kaya board of any serious quality is, and has to be, quite expensive. WARNING: Do not trust that eBay "kaya" board to be real kaya. ![]()
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