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Interesting Japanese goban on eBay
Posted: Thu Jan 10, 2019 8:53 pm
by schwartzseer
Espied this floor goban set on US eBay (
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Japanese-Go-th ... rk:18:pf:0, and thought the wood grain pattern was very interesting.
Posted: Thu Jan 10, 2019 9:17 pm
by EdLee
Too distracting for me, but to each his own.
Re: Interesting Japanese goban on eBay
Posted: Sat Jan 12, 2019 1:27 am
by Galation
Hi,
I saw that there is no heso (pyramidal cavity) under the goban.
https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/b3MAAOSw ... s-l300.jpg
Anyone know if it is a must for all japanese floor goban or if there are cases where it is not to be expected?
btw the goban wood texture is really unexpected and particular, but I remember from Kuroki Go Ishi shop that special wood are used sometimes.
Galation
Re: Interesting Japanese goban on eBay
Posted: Sat Jan 12, 2019 10:48 pm
by Erythen
The board looks like Katsura to me. It usually doesn't have a grain pattern like that, but the color is right.
I saw that there is no heso (pyramidal cavity) under the goban.
On small floor boards (the ones that could be converted easily to a table board) I usually don't see the pyramid cavity.
Re: Interesting Japanese goban on eBay
Posted: Mon Jan 28, 2019 3:22 pm
by mhlepore
Looks like this auction ended without a bid. I am with Ed - such a board would be too distracting for me during play.
As an aside, the bowls/stones themselves that were part of the auction seemed quite nice. I am surprised at how often vintage boards are offered on eBay, with pretty nice bowls/stones discussed almost as an "oh by the way, they come with these too."
