Brass Incense holder Gold Lion
香立 獅子
£60.00 per item
A brass incense holder with a bronze plate cast in Takaoka City, Toyama Prefecture.
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This brass incense holder is produced in Takaoka City, Toyama Prefecture, a region renowned for its metal-casting industry. Each product undergoes a process of sand casting, where molten metal is poured into a mould made of sand, and is then hand finished to give each piece a distinct individuality. There is no coating once the product is polished so the patina of the metal will deepen and develop over the years.
The incense holder is in the shape of a shishi, a guardian lion, that holds the incense in its mouth and stands on a bronze plate which collects the ash.
Individual items will differ from one another slightly, due to their handmade nature.
Size: L13.5cm x W4 cm x H4 cm
Incense Holder: Brass (60% Copper, 40% Zinc)
Plate: 100% Bronze
Chūbu
The central Chūbu region is predominantly mountainous, home to the rugged Japan Alps with coasts on both the Sea of Japan and the Pacific Ocean. The region's history has been shaped by its strategic position between the great cities of Kyoto and Tokyo with Nagoya at its heart. Niigata lies to the north while Mt Fuji can be found in the south in Shizuoka Prefecture.
