Vintage Japanese Goban 4" (10cm) Thick Go Game Board Floor Board Award Presentation 1967 Katsura Wood G7 Modern art 1939 by the great Japanese

1939 by the great Japanese shinhanga artist Hiroshi Yoshida (1876 to 1950)

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

Makes for a good general purpose kitchen knife for chopping

The highest level of craftsmanship was required to hand make the carving

Vintage Japanese Goban 4" (10cm) Thick Go Game Board Floor Board Award Presentation 1967 Katsura Wood G7 Modern art 1939 by the great 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