Lot # 93 - Vintage Japanese Go Game Set with 1940s “Japanese Game of Go” Booklet

Opening Bid : $ 5.00
Start Date/Time: 03-Nov-2025 8:00:00 AM
End Date/Time: 10-Nov-2025 8:34:00 PM
Current bid:

$108.00

Highest bidder:

Mstbail

Auction has ended

Description :

A traditional Japanese Go game set featuring a folding wooden Go board (measuring approx. 16” x 17.5”) with rich patina and brass hinges. Includes two hand-turned wooden Go bowls with lids and a complete set of black and white Go stones — the white stones appearing to be made from natural shell and the black from slate, typical of mid-century Japanese craftsmanship.

Accompanied by a vintage instructional booklet titled “Japanese Game of ‘Go’” by Fukukenshi Mihori, published by the Board of Tourist Industry, Japanese Government Railways and printed by Dai Nippon Printing Co. Ltd., with selling agents Maruzen Co. Ltd. and the Japan Tourist Bureau, Tokyo. The publication dates indicate Showa 14 (1939) and Showa 16 (1941) printings, making this an early wartime edition produced for foreign visitors learning the traditional game.



Auction History

Highest bidder is Mstbail

Date Bid User
10-Nov-2025 8:29:11 PM $108.00 Mstbail
10-Nov-2025 8:28:54 PM $101.00 aplum
10-Nov-2025 8:28:26 PM $94.00 Mstbail
10-Nov-2025 8:28:26 PM $93.00 aplum
10-Nov-2025 8:27:29 PM $83.00 Mstbail
10-Nov-2025 8:27:29 PM $82.00 aplum
10-Nov-2025 8:26:24 PM $77.00 Mstbail
10-Nov-2025 8:26:24 PM $76.00 aplum
10-Nov-2025 8:25:59 PM $62.00 Mstbail
10-Nov-2025 8:25:59 PM $61.00 aplum
10-Nov-2025 8:25:47 PM $56.00 Mstbail
10-Nov-2025 8:25:47 PM $55.00 aplum
10-Nov-2025 8:25:26 PM $51.00 Mstbail
10-Nov-2025 8:25:26 PM $50.00 aplum
09-Nov-2025 10:23:24 PM $46.00 Mstbail
09-Nov-2025 10:23:24 PM $45.00 Asha
09-Nov-2025 10:23:19 PM $36.00 Mstbail
09-Nov-2025 10:23:19 PM $35.00 Asha
09-Nov-2025 1:34:06 PM $26.00 Mstbail
09-Nov-2025 1:33:47 PM $25.00 MAHBOUL
09-Nov-2025 1:33:47 PM $25.00 Mstbail
03-Nov-2025 6:34:03 PM $20.00 MAHBOUL
03-Nov-2025 6:33:51 PM $16.00 Laylaval
03-Nov-2025 6:33:51 PM $15.00 MAHBOUL
03-Nov-2025 6:33:40 PM $13.00 Laylaval
03-Nov-2025 6:33:40 PM $12.00 MAHBOUL
03-Nov-2025 12:12:22 PM $5.00 Laylaval

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