Japanese Chess Shogi Game Board Table & Wood Pieces Set

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Japanese Chess Shogi Game Board Table & Wood Pieces Set IMPORTANT NOTES Please know that items purchased from us will be shipped direct from California. Your item will arrive much sooner and the shipping cost will be far less than items being shipped direct from Japan. Take advantage of our combined shipping to save even more! DETAILS OF ITEM You are viewing a Japanese Chess Shogi game set with pieces called Koma and the traditional Shogi Board with legs. The board measures 13.75" x 12.5" x 6.25" high. The world's first chess game is said to have originated in India approximately in the 7th century AD. It migrated both westward and northward, changing along the way. The western branch became Shatranj in Arabia and what is known as Orthodox Chess in Europe. The northern branch became Xiangqi in China and Changgi in Korea. This Asian form of chess game arrived in Japan between the 10th to 12th centuries and it eventually changed and formed what is now known as Japanese Shogi. The present form has been played in Japan since as early as the 16th century. This set comes complete with 20 pieces each per player plus one extra pawn piece all together making 41 pieces. Shogi counters are flat irregular pentagons generally made of wood as in this set. A kanji symbol is written on the top of each counter, denoting its identity as a starting piece. A second kanji symbol is written on the bottom of each counter (King and Gold Generals excepted), denoting its identity as a promoted piece. Shogi is played on a nine by nine board. Each player begins with one Emperor (King), one Rook, one Bishop, two Gold Generals, two Silver Generals, two Knights, two Lances and nine Pawns altogether 20 pieces. T are small spots on the top and side of the board as well as a small dent as seen in one of the closup photos. Other than this, the condition of the chess board is good and its age is from the 1970's but the game pieces are new and they come with their wooden housing box with cover. PLEASE VISIT MY EBAY STORE BY CLICKING THE LINK ABOVE TO EASILY BROWSE BY CATEGORY ALL OF THE OTHER JAPANESE ANTIQUES AND COLLECTIBLES THAT ARE UP FOR AUCTION THIS WEEK. IF YOU LIKE WHAT YOU SEE, PLEASE BOOKMARK OUR AUCTIONS TO EASILY FIND US. THANKS FOR VIEWING THIS AUCTION.A FEW IMPORTANT NOTES:If you have any questions concerning this or other items we have up for auction, please don't hesitate to email me for an answer. We will do our best to email you a reply within one day. It is best to get your questions in early since we may not be available to respond to you within minutes or hours of the auction end. Of course, we will try to reply if it is possible. For all of those who wish to combine items, please email me to let me know of your intent and I will email you confirming this. This allows us to keep your winning items aside until you are ready to finalize your purchases. Items can only be combined for a two week period starting with the earliest winning item marking the beginning of the period. California residents will be charged a sales tax of 8.75% unless a valid California resale card is on file with us. Paypal, Money order or cashier's check allows fast shipping. Personal checks wait 10 days. Thanks for looking and best of luck with your bid!Buyer pays actual shipping. Your item will be shipped domestically using either USPS priority mail, USPS first class mail or UPS ground service. The one limitation with UPS is that they only ship to a physical address not to a US Postal PO Box address. On rare occasions we would use Fedex ground or a Blanket Wrap service for very large furniture pieces. We will insure your packages ONLY AS AN OPTION ON REQUEST for the exact additional cost of insurance. In addition to the actual USPS or UPS shipping cost, we charge a very small handling fee of about 35 cents for domestic shipping and $1.00 for inter... read more

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