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Go Sighting #25: Honinbo Satsugen Go Set

Posted on May 30, 2011 by tchan001

John Fairbairn once said: Being historical does not automatically make a GO BOARD famous or important… [and] the famous old ones are nearly all in museums and hardly likely to come up for sale. I can’t really be sure how … Continue reading →

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Go Sighting #2: Takagawa Shukaku Calligraphy Scroll

Posted on April 27, 2010 by tchan001

This beautiful scroll of calligraphy is from my personal collection and is written, signed, and sealed by Takagawa Shukaku, a great modern go player who successfully defended the Honinbo title eight years straight from 1952 to 1960. The five main … Continue reading →

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Go Sighting #1: Inoue Gen’an Inseki Signed Goban

Posted on April 26, 2010 by tchan001

Saw this beautiful old board for sale at a Japanese auction: a kaya goban signed by Inoue Gen’an Inseki 井上幻庵因碩 (1798-1859), a very important historical figure in the game of go. The board measures 43.5cm by  41.5cm, with a height of 25cm and a thickness of 12.8cm. It may have cracks … Continue reading →

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