YOSEGI BOX FUJI AND TSUBAKI - 21 STEPS

21-step puzzle box from Japan with a wonderful inlay of Mount Fuji and of the precious Tsubaki flower on the back of the box.

Extremely difficult to open!

CHALLENGE: Open the secret sequential box.

Hand-made at Ashi lake, Japan, in a village of artisans who have been crafting wooden inlay for 3 centuries.

It can contain a gift of value, but surely it is beautiful to give even empty, because it is already a jewel and also a puzzle.

Difficulty: HARD 3/6.

Average solution time:

1. Beginners - some day;
2. Intermediate puzzlist: <1 day;
3. Expert puzzlist: 10 min - 1 hour

Game sizes: 15 x 10 x 7 cm (5.9 x 3.8 x 2.6 inches).

Interior space: 103 x 78 x 52 mm.

Packaged with blister pack and wrapped in a japanese wrapping paper.

About Yosegi inlay works:

it is said that Yosegi inlay, tipical of Hakone on Ashi lake, were the creations of Nihei Ishikawa, during the last period of the Edo age (1603-1868). Hakone inlay, bringing out limitless subtlety of the grain and colouring, makes use of one of the most sophisticated tecniques in woodworking, handed down from one generation to another, making it an art that expresses beautiful geometric motifs. Woodwork found in objects such as boxes and drawersare made usingthe same filing process using a particular plate to form trays and bowls showing peculiar patterns.

This product merits a FREE SHIPMENT in EU (non valid for resellers).