#165100 - 17cm Floor Board - Kaya - Paulownia Lid - Kiura

This amazing goban came to Baduk Club from an antique dealer in Hyogo, Japan. The board is 17cm thick, and has the usual candy color that Kaya wood takes on with age, highlighting the dark resin in the grain. It comes with a protective paulownia lid. It stands 28cm tall with legs on. It weighs just over 18kg.  It looks like a textbook species of Kaya, with these indicators: The Cut: it is Center Cut (kiura style) to show off the heart of the tree.  The Grain: the lines are wavy, unlike shin-kaya and matsu. They are also quite thin because Kaya is a slow-growing tree so there are hundreds of rings. The Weight: Kaya is dense because it retains its resin as it cures for 10 years. The Size (of the trunk): You can see that the rings radiate outward instead of forming neat semi-circles. While kaya isn't rare, it does take 500-1000 years to grow large enough to be used for a go board. The Color: a warm candy color, the heartwood is a uniform tone.  The Scent: It has a subtle sweet smell like