If anyone is lucky enough to be in Beijing right now, the master goban maker Yoshida Torayoshi 吉田寅義 [author of Goban and Shogiban – Creating Game Equipment] will be demonstrating how to make gobans at the China Qi Yuan 中国棋院 at December 17th at 10am. They will be showing a set of goban worth one hundred million yen at this event.
Link to announcement from Chinese weiqi news site
http://www.eweiqi.com/news_detail.asp?id=14719
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According to Yoshida Torayoshi's Japanese site, the exhibit will run 6 days from December 18th to the 23rd.
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Whoever is in Beijing and can attend this event, please please please take some pictures and post on this thread for us to enjoy.
Master JP Goban Maker exhibits in Beijing
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Re: Master JP Goban Maker exhibits in Beijing
My mistake, only 100 million yen worth of goban
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Some photos from the exhibit (Beijing time Dec 17, 2011):
http://slide.sports.sina.com.cn/go/slid ... 21224.html
http://slide.sports.sina.com.cn/go/slid ... 21224.html
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Very sad to have missed this having gone home for Christmas...
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Wow, those pictures are awesome!
Now I want one...
Now I want one...
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Re: Master JP Goban Maker exhibits in Beijing
Can someone clue me in to what's nice about these boards? I feel like a cretin, but to me it looks like all of the boards in that slideshow are wrapped in plastic.
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jts wrote:Can someone clue me in to what's nice about these boards? I feel like a cretin, but to me it looks like all of the boards in that slideshow are wrapped in plastic.
They *are* wrapped in plastic... I'd wrap my $$$$$ boards in plastic for a display, too!
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1. The boards are made by a master craftsman, Mr. 吉田 寅義 -- http://www.gobanya.net/jts wrote:Can someone clue me in to what's nice about these boards?
(I think that website lists among their clients, Fujisawa Hideyuki, Rin Kai Ho, Takemiya Masaki. )
2. Photo 16 of 31: The tree used for the board was 950 years old (almost a millennium).
3. Photo 15 of 31: the shell stones displayed are priced at 5,400,000 RMB (about US$ 850,888).
(From the photos, they seem at least Size 39 (11.0 mm) or 40 (11.3 mm) or even larger).
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Re: Master JP Goban Maker exhibits in Beijing
jts wrote:what's nice about these boards?
What's not to like?
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Re: Master JP Goban Maker exhibits in Beijing
I'm in the same boat as jts: I don't really see what it is that you see. I mean, they look nice. Nicer than my folding board for sure. But as for what distinguishes them from other boards with legs, I can't see it.
I don't mean to in any way criticize those of you who do. I just think I'm blind or insensitive to something you see.
I don't mean to in any way criticize those of you who do. I just think I'm blind or insensitive to something you see.