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Master JP Goban Maker exhibits in Beijing
Posted: Thu Dec 15, 2011 10:44 pm
by tchan001
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---------------
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.
Re: Master JP Goban Maker exhibits in Beijing
Posted: Thu Dec 15, 2011 11:10 pm
by jts
tchan001 wrote:They will be showing a set of goban worth one billion yen at this event.
Re: Master JP Goban Maker exhibits in Beijing
Posted: Thu Dec 15, 2011 11:44 pm
by tchan001
My mistake, only 100 million yen worth of goban
Re: Master JP Goban Maker exhibits in Beijing
Posted: Fri Dec 16, 2011 7:43 am
by balistic
that would be pretty awesome, i hope someone puts it on youtube.
Posted: Sun Dec 18, 2011 2:46 am
by EdLee
Some photos from the exhibit (Beijing time Dec 17, 2011):
http://slide.sports.sina.com.cn/go/slid ... 21224.html
Re: Master JP Goban Maker exhibits in Beijing
Posted: Sun Dec 18, 2011 8:00 am
by balistic
That's some fancy foot work to help with the carving
What a sexy goban though
Re: Master JP Goban Maker exhibits in Beijing
Posted: Tue Dec 20, 2011 8:21 am
by cdybeijing
Very sad to have missed this having gone home for Christmas...
Re: Master JP Goban Maker exhibits in Beijing
Posted: Tue Dec 20, 2011 8:43 am
by p2501
Thanks for sharing!
Re: Master JP Goban Maker exhibits in Beijing
Posted: Tue Dec 20, 2011 9:10 am
by daniel_the_smith
Wow, those pictures are awesome!
Now I want one...
Re: Master JP Goban Maker exhibits in Beijing
Posted: Tue Dec 20, 2011 9:27 am
by jts
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.
Re: Master JP Goban Maker exhibits in Beijing
Posted: Tue Dec 20, 2011 9:30 am
by daniel_the_smith
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!
Posted: Tue Dec 20, 2011 10:13 am
by EdLee
jts wrote:Can someone clue me in to what's nice about these boards?
1. The boards are made by a master craftsman, Mr. 吉田 寅義 --
http://www.gobanya.net/(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).
Re: Master JP Goban Maker exhibits in Beijing
Posted: Tue Dec 20, 2011 9:45 pm
by aokun
I was in Beijing. Till Dec. 17th. In the morning.
Re: Master JP Goban Maker exhibits in Beijing
Posted: Thu Dec 22, 2011 4:46 am
by go west young man
jts wrote:what's nice about these boards?
What's not to like?
Re: Master JP Goban Maker exhibits in Beijing
Posted: Thu Dec 22, 2011 5:10 am
by hyperpape
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.