Product Description
A nice choice for a gift as this set comes in a paulownia wood box and includes a tin incense holder.
The brisk and refreshing aroma evokes reveries of old Edo, where pines lined the streets frequented by travelers, keeping watch and protecting them.
In Japan, pine trees are highly regarded as noble and luxurious, so much so that they add tama, meaninig jewellery, to the three's Japanese name matsu. Reputedly, many pine trees were planted along the travelers' road called Tokaido during the Edo period. The steps of travelers must have been sure and mighty while pine trees watched over them as they walked. This incense is an aromatic rendering of beautiful pine trees as seen in landscape paintings of the time. The scent of this Pine Tree fragrance is sure to bring calmness and peace to your state of find.
It is traditionally believed that the kami (deities) dwell in evergreen trees. The word matsu means both "pine" and "wait" (for the deity to descend), and the
pine is part of the felicitous trio of pine, bamboo, and plum tree, and the auspicious pairing of crane and pine. Pine decorations are displayed at New Year's and a monumental pine tree is painted on the backdrop of the Noh stage - all expressing the pine's association with luck and longevity. In ukiyo-e woodcuts, boldy rendered pines standing in the midst of Edo-era people bustling to and fro are a classic motif.
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.
