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Subject:Japanes Container / Vessel
Posted By: Christopher Wed, Apr 12, 2017 IP: 2600:1000:b122:c3d1: Hello, |
Subject:Re: Japanes Container / Vessel
Posted By: Mikeoz Thu, Apr 13, 2017 You have a wooden box used in Japan to hold one of the colours of 'stones' for the game of I-Go (Japanese) 圍碁 or WeiQi (China) 圍棋. |
Subject:Re: Japanes Container / Vessel
Posted By: Bill H Fri, Apr 14, 2017 Not that I'm wishy-washy, but I like Mikeoz's explanation a lot better than mine. Should've realized a kogo never would have accumulated all those salty-looking stains from eons of handling by sweaty-palmed competitors and weepy losers. ;) |
Subject:Re: Japanes Container / Vessel
Posted By: Bill H Fri, Apr 14, 2017 If you're certain it's Japanese, it may be an incense box (kogo). Perhaps others recognize the wood and age. |
Subject:Re: Japanes Container / Vessel
Posted By: Mikeoz Fri, Apr 14, 2017 I took the last photo at night, and also now realise you can't see that the shape and detail of the boxes are the same. Here is a new photo taken in daylight. |
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