Vintage Japanese Goban 2.75" ( 7cm) Thick Go Game Board Floor Board F6 Plate while the midsection offers drawers

while the midsection offers drawers and lattice-front compartments intended for drying or storing tableware

Gold scrollwork fills the intervening iron-red ground throughout

A beautifully crafted vintage Japanese natsume (棗) used in the 茶道 chadō tea ceremony for presenting and preparing matcha

featuring bold Zen calligraphy

Vintage Japanese Goban 2.75" ( 7cm) Thick Go Game Board Floor Board F6 Plate while the midsection offers drawersVintage Japanese 2. 75" thick Goban for the game of Go. Playing Go on a real Japanese floor board is a different experience from using a thin tabletop board. The thick wooden block produces a deeper, clearer click when stones are placed, a sound that the Nihon Ki in has long described as part of the proper atmosphere of serious play. This resonance comes from both the thickness of the block and the type of wood used. Traditional makers favor kaya, a