| Item | Price in Japan | Special Price |
| BSB214-2: Table Kaya Go Board Set |
¥335,000 | ¥175,000 |
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| Item | Price in Japan | Special Price |
| BSB214A: Table Kaya Go Board Set |
¥180,000 | ¥140,000 |
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| Item | Regular Price | Special Price |
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B214-2: Table Kaya Go Board |
¥110,0000 | ¥80,000 |
| This 6-cm thick Hyuga kaya table board is made of four pieces of wood, cut from the same tree. The pieces have been expertly joined together and finished by a master craftsman. Its surface has the highly-prized masame grain that runs straight across the top of the board against a beautiful golden hue. Price does not include stones and bowls, or wooden cover. |
| Item | Regular Price | Special Price |
| B236: Shihomasa Kaya Go Board with legs (19.5cm thick) | ¥6,000,0000+ | ¥900,000 |
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The board being offered here has the highly prized shiho-masa grain
(straight grain on four sides: the top, the bottom, and two sides).
The shihomasa cut is the most resistant to warping. To obtain a shiho-masa board, the tree has to be quite large and the artisan might have to go through many trees before finding one to make such a board, especially one as thick as this one. Even when a shiho-masa board can be made, it often happens that there are flaws in the wood, such as knots, discolorations, blemishes, etc., that were impossible to anticipate when deciding how to cut up the tree trunk for go boards. These are some of the reasons why shiho-masa boards without serious flaws, if they can be found, are very expensive. If this board were without defects, its price would exceed ¥6,000,0000. The grain pattern of this board is a perfect shiho-masa cut. Unfortunately, after being cut, it was found to have a discoloration that developed as the tree was growing. This dark streak will not develop into a crack because the finished board has been standing for more that 30 years. Fortunately, the playing surface is in perfect condition without a blemish, and the masame grain goes unwaveringly straight across the surface. The dark streak is on the underside of the board, mostly hidden from view, but remnants of it appear on the end grain, the sides opposite to where the players sit. The tree was 600 years old when harvested in 1975 in Kanagawa prefecture, about 100 kilometers south of Tokyo. It comes with a cloth and paulownia wooden cover. If you are interested in purchasing this board, please consult with our head office in Japan. |
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Over the last two years, go stone manufacturers were overstocked with thick
shell and slate stones and have been offering Kiseido incredible discounts.
Kiseido has been passing on these discounts to our customers. However, the manufacturers
have sold out of Yuki and Jitsuyo grade stones from S31Y to S39Y and will not be producing
them until next year, presumably to let demand build up. When
production does resume, prices are expected to rise. The regular price is the Japanese yen price listed in the Japan Go Association's catalog. The following sets are currently available. |
| Item | Regular Price | Special Price | ||
| S42Y: Shell & Slate Yuki Stones, 11.9mm thick | NA | ¥108,000 | ||
| S40Y: Shell & Slate Yuki Stones, 11.3mm thick | ¥177,660 | ¥90,000 | ||
| S38Y: Shell & Slate Yuki Stones, 10.7mm thick | ¥121,800 | ¥68,000 | ||
| S37Y: Shell & Slate Yuki Stones, 10.4mm thick | ¥103,320 | ¥63,000 | ||
| S34Y: Shell & Slate Yuki Stones, 9.5mm thick | ¥74,340 | ¥41,000 | ||
| S33Y: Shell & Slate Yuki Stones, 9.2mm thick | ¥55,860 | ¥38,000 | ||
| S32Y: Shell & Slate Yuki Stones, 8.8mm thick | ¥40,950 | ¥35,000 | ||
| S31Y: Shell & Slate Yuki Stones, 8.4mm thick | ¥31,710 | ¥27,000 | ||
| S30Y: Shell & Slate Yuki Stones, 8.0mm thick | ¥26,250 | ¥18,000 | ||
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| S47J: Shell & Slate Jitsuyo Stones, 13.4mm thick | NA | ¥72,000 | ||
| S46J: Shell & Slate Jitsuyo Stones, 13.1mm thick | NA | ¥63,000 | ||
| S44J: Shell & Slate Jitsuyo Stones, 12.5mm thick | NA | ¥54,000 | ||
| S43J: Shell & Slate Jitsuyo Stones, 12.2mm thick | NA | ¥50,000 | ||
| S36J: Shell & Slate Jitsuyo Stones, 10.1mm thick | ¥38,850 | ¥25,000 | ||
| S35J: Shell & Slate Jitsuyo Stones, 9.8mm thick | ¥37,800 | ¥22,000 | ||
| S34J: Shell & Slate Jitsuyo Stones, 9.5mm thick | ¥36,540 | ¥22,000 | ||
| S33J: Shell & Slate Jitsuyo Stones, 9.2mm thick | ¥33,810 | ¥20,000 | ||
| S31J: Shell & Slate Jitsuyo Stones, 8.4mm thick | ¥26,250 | ¥17,000 | ||
| Item | Regular Price | Special Price |
| T378EL: Keyaki Go Bowls | ¥32,000 | ¥27,000 |
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As can be seen from the image at the top of this page, Keyaki is a beautiful wood
whose golden brown color is an excellent match with the color of the kaya boards.
These extra large bowls will hold up to 14.2mm-thick stones. |
| Item | Regular Price | Special Price |
| T380EL: Chinese Quince Bowls | ¥35,000 | ¥27,000 |
| Chinese quince is a wood with a rich dark color, similar to the traditional mulberry bowls, but not as expensive. These large bowls hold up to 11.3mm-thick stones. |
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The finest mulberry bowls are from trees harvested on Mikura Island
However, a volcano erupted on neighboring Miyake Island a few years ago,
so the trees there can no longer be harvested. Bowls from Mikura Island
are highly prized by go-equipment connoisseurs. They have a reddish hue and one
of their most appealing characteristics is that they glisten and change color as
they are tilted in the light. Kiseido has access to a supply of the Mikura Island
bowls crafted by Tagami Sukeshiro, a famous artisan, designated as a
Japan National Treasure, who specialized in making bowls
used in tea ceremony. His "nom de plume" was Yoshiaki, the characters for which he
carved on the back of each bowl he made. He died about ten years ago, well into his 90s.
(Click here to view some
of the finest bowls he crafted.) A few pairs of Yoshiaki's bowls that will hold up to 10.7mm stones are available for $1,400. To request images of these bowls, please send an email to Kiseido at one of the addresses below. |
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Please note that your credit card will be charged the Japanese yen price. If you prefer, you may send your card information to our head office in Japan by FAX (+81-467-28-5811) or by e-mail ( kiseido@yk.rim.or.jp or kiseido61@yahoo.com) in two or three separate mailings for security. You may also airmail this information to our head office at |
| Kiseido | |
| Kagawa 4-48-32 | |
| Chigasaki-shi, Kanagawa-ken | |
| Japan 253-0082 | |