SHOYEIDO KYOTO SORADAKI KORO INCENSE CENSER “NAMBAN”, JAPANESE “Koh-Do” INCENSE CEREMONY

$54.38

JPY: ¥8,500
EUR: €50.71
GBP: £43.25

Categories: Craftwork, Japanese Incense, Traditional Tags: Cool Japan, Craftwork, Incense, Tradition

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SHOYEIDO KYOTO SORADAKI KORO INCENSE CENSER “NAMBAN”, JAPANESE “Koh-Do” INCENSE CEREMONY

About SHOYEIDO

SHOYEIDO has been providing fine incense since 1705 near the Imperial Palace in Kyoto. Shoyeido not only produces high quality incense, but also is committed to preserving precious tradition in the modern world.

About Koh-Do

Koh-Do is a Japanese incense ceremony which between Heian nobles. The enjoyment of elegant fragrance became a custom of daily life for the aristocracy. Literature of the Heian Period, such as “Makura-no-soushi” (The Pillow Book) and “Genji Monogatari” (The Tale of Genji), included many passages and references about Koh.

After 1192 when the political dominance was replaced from nobles to Samurai, Zen spirit fused Kodo into Chado (tea ceremony).

Abut SORADAKI -空薫き-

Typically used to scent a small room, by heating the wood chips or In-koh Pressed Incense or Kneaded Incense next to a burning charcoal.

Features:
– Kiyomizu Yaki, ceramic
– NANBAN means Western taste
– You can enjoy wood tips, kneaded incense or pressed incense.

Size:
Top open diameter 6cm, H 8cm

Instruction of use:
1. Ignite the corner of a piece of charcoal by using a match or lighter. Place the charcoal on the top of the ash and wait until it becomes greyish-white in color.

2. When half of the charcoal has turned greyish-white, cover it with a thin layer of ash. Use a three-legged burner specifically designed to hold hot ash.

3. Place wood chips directly over the heated part of the ash (it’s better to heat the wood chips by hot ash rather than burning them directly on the charcoal).

Instruction for soradaki

Caution:
Remove the lid while incense is burning. It will be extinguish owing to the deficiency of oxygen.

Weight	500 g

SHOYEIDO KYOTO SORADAKI KORO INCENSE CENSER “NAMBAN”, JAPANESE “Koh-Do” INCENSE CEREMONY

SHOYEIDO KYOTO SORADAKI KORO INCENSE CENSER “NAMBAN”, JAPANESE “Koh-Do” INCENSE CEREMONY

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