Blended Incense Sticks - Kurobō
お香 六種の薫物 黒方
£40.00 per item
A box of high-quality incense sticks carefully blended using long-established techniques in Kyoto.
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These high-grade incense sticks give off the profound fragrance of kurobō, a mix of agarwood and sandalwood, and are made using incense blending techniques passed down and developed since the Heian-period (794-1185 CE). Kyūkyodō, the company that produces these incense sticks, has been operating for centuries, and during some of its history was a supplier of incense to the Imperial Court. Kyūkyodō is proud of this heritage and closely protects the long-established methods and scents that distinguish its products. The fragrance of this incense is one of the so called Mukusa no Takimono, the six scents, that have been in use since the Heian-period, with each one representing a season or a particular time of the year. The sweet yet slightly astringent smell of kurobō represents many auspicious occasions throughout the four seasons.
Box size: L7.6 cm x W2.8 cm x H2.5 cm
Contain 20 incense sticks.
Stick Length: 6 cm
Kansai
The Kansai region includes the second-most populated metropolitan area in Japan with its largest city Osaka. Kyoto and Nara, two of Japan’s former capital cities, are home to important temples and shrines and strongholds of intangible cultural heritage, such as the Kyoto textile weaving skills of Nishijin.
