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Katsura
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Katsura (lat.: "cercidiphyllum japonicum") is the most widely used wood for gobans in Japan. The frost tender tree grows fast up to 30 meters in light Asian woodlands on moist soils at 1600-2800 meters. Katsura boards are always to show an itame grain and lacks the color and brightness of kaya wood. The prices for a katasura table goban (3 cm height) range from 50 US-$ (folded) to 250 US-$ (solid). A katasura goban with attached legs (15-20 cm height) costs about 1,500 US-$. Related (botanical) links:
This is a copy of the living page "Katsura" at Sensei's Library. ![]() |