Camellia Incense Holder
椿 香立
£58.00 per item
An incense holder in the shape of a camellia flower, crafted in Tajimi City, Gifu Prefecture.
Crafted in the shape of a camellia flower, this incense holder is designed to hold an incense stick and has a receiving plate for the ash. The camellia, a recurrent motif for the Tajima City kiln Zōhō-gama, symbolizes longevity, a symbolism that flows from the prolonged life of this evergreen shrub and its long-blooming flower.
The Zōhō-gama kiln specializes in aka-e, a type of ceramicware illustrated with various colours of overglaze, including red, blue, yellow, purple and green, on top of a clear glaze. The bold red colour of the camellia displays the signature sennichi-zuri, a distinctive red pigment which has been pulverised into a fine powder over the course of 1000 days. The fine particles of the powder create a rich tone of muted red that will develop and deepen over the years.
Handwash only.
Φ8×H3.5cm
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.
