Product Description
A nice choice for a gift as this set comes in a paulownia wood box and includes a tin incense holder.
Savour the deep, rich fragrance of aloeswood, prized by the people of old Edo as the most luxurious of fragrances.
Incense-smelling ceremonies were enjoyed by the elite, while commoners showed their fascination through Kabuki and Joruri theater, and the term kyara (aloeswood) became synonymous with "something wonderful." Experience the fragrance, and understand why it was the most highly prized of scents.
Nippon Kodo's devotion to making fine Japanese Incense follows a long and honoured tradition that started more then 400 years ago and can be traced back to Jyuemon Takai, better known as Koju, a skilled artisan in the art and the principal provider of precious rare and exquisite aromas to the Emperor of Japan and his court.
Many of those pleasing and enduring high-quality incense fragrances, which the company continues to produce to this day, as based on the original formulas created by Koju and later by Yujiro Kito, who was hailed as the genius of fragrance during the Meiji restoration period in the 19th century – around the time that Japan opened its doors and began to modernise itself.
Details
Made in Japan.
60 sticks.
Small tin incense holder included.
Measurements: 6.7cm x 10.2cm x 2cm
Burn time: approximately 12 minutes per stick.
No bamboo core for a clean burn, pure scent
Wooden box with sliding cardboard cover.