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Japanese Game of Go Goban Cercidiphyllum (KATSURA) Board with Legs Igo

Condition: Brand New Item
Go Board with Legs



Cercidiphyllum (KATSURA)
Size 4-sun(approx.12cm thick of the board ''SUN'' is an old Japanese scale unit. 1sun = approx. 3cm)
Basic grain descriptions and types include:
''ITAME'' spiral - grain which spirals around the axis of the tree.
This is one piece board.

A wooden floor board with legs is the most traditional, elegant, and expensive of all boards.
Historically, to play on these boards,the Japanese would sit on tatami mats.

Cercidiphyllum (KATSURA) is a genus containing two species of plants, both commonly
called Katsura. They are the sole members of the monotypic family Cercidiphyllaceae.
The genus is native to Japan and China. The type species, Cercidiphyllum japonicum, can
reach 45 m (148 ft) in height, and is one of the largest hardwoods in Asia. The other species,
Cercidiphyllum magnificum, is much smaller, rarely reaching over 10 m (33 ft) in height.