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Luxury Go Equipment Bargains


Kiseido is offering a special selection of luxury go equipment at large discounts from the regular prices posted on our web site at http://www.kiseido.com/go_equipment.htm .

These items are available only from Kiseido's head office in Japan.
Airmail shipping and handling charges are included in the prices.

Prices are in Japanese yen. The current US Dollar/Japanese yen rate is
US$1.00 = ¥86 to ¥90.

To order, click box after prices for items you wish to order, then scroll to the end and click the "Order Selection Completed" button.

You may also email your order to kiseido@yk.rim.or.jp.

New items may be added as they become available.



Deluxe Kaya Boards with Stones and Bowls




Item  Price  in   Japan Special   
Price
    
                        
BSB214-2: Table Kaya Go Board Set
¥335,000 ¥175,000

The center piece of this special set is an exquisite 6.1cm-thick Hyuga kaya board, made of three well-matched pieces of wood cut from the same tree. The masame grain runs straight across the top, and its golden hue projects an aura of opulence that is unmatched by ordinary go boards. The board comes with a paulownia box in which it can be stored when not in use.

The price includes a set of 11.3mm-thick yuki-grade shell and slate stones (S40Y) and a set of extra-large keyaki bowls (T378EL) that will accommodate these thick stones.


Item  Price  in   Japan Special   
Price
    
                        
BSB214A: Table Kaya Go Board Set
¥180,000 ¥140,000

The center piece of this set is an 6.1cm-thick Hyuga kaya board, made of four well-matched pieces of wood cut from the same tree. The masame grain runs straight across the top.

The price includes a set of 10.1mm-thick jitsuyo-grade shell and slate stones (S36J) and a set of large keyaki bowls (T378) that will accommodate these thick stones. The board comes with a paulownia box in which it can be stored when not in use.


Kaya Table Go Board



Item  Regular  Price Special
Price
    
                        
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.

Kaya Go Board with Legs





                                         


Item   Regular   Price Special
Price
    
                        
B236: Shihomasa Kaya Go Board with legs           (19.5cm thick)   ¥6,000,0000+   ¥900,000

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.


Shell & Slate Go Stones

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
                   


Super Savings on Jitsuyo-Grade
Shell and Slate Stones


Item      Regular      Price     Special     Price     
                        
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
                   



Keyaki and Chinese Quince Bowls


Item Regular Price Special Price     
                   
T378EL: Keyaki Go Bowls ¥32,000    ¥27,000

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.    

To view sample images of these two bowls, click the highlighted code number.



Island Mulberry Bowls


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.


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