Japanese Go Stone Goishi Game Pieces Set Vtg Igo Brown Wooden Bowls Shell GO93 satsuma yaki a blue and gold Koi

a blue and gold Koi fish banner and a red and gold Koi fish banner

This is a vintage Japanese Kutani porcelain sake cup

The Asanoha pattern was typically put on children's clothing with hopes they would grow healthy and strong like its namesake

Flowers and rickshaw

the ball became less of a toy and more of a beautiful decorative object made mostly of scraps of kimono fabrics or layered with silk thread in beautiful designs

Japanese Go Stone Goishi Game Pieces Set Vtg Igo Brown Wooden Bowls Shell GO93 satsuma yaki a blue and gold KoiVintage Japanese Go Game Stone Set This is a vintage goishi, or go stone, set used to play the popular strategy board game Igo, or Go. This beautiful set of game pieces made from black stone and white shells is contained in lidded dark brown wooden bowls for easy, decorative storage. Black and white stones are used as game pieces by two players. By placing the stones on the intersections of lines on a go board, the goal of the game is to section off a