Matcha Incense Set - Phoenix Hall
抹茶 いとをかし香 鳳凰
Matcha scented incense set from Kyoto Prefecture made to resemble wagashi, Japanese confectionery.
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This set of inkō, ‘pressed incense’, is made using matcha, powdered green tea, as its main ingredient. Moulded into shapes resembling wagashi, Japanese confectionery, these inkō give off their scent when heated rather than burned. The phoenix motifs decorating these inkō symbolise the well-known Phoenix Hall of the Byōdō-in, a Buddhist temple built over 1000 years ago in the city of Uji. The matcha used in the incense also comes from Uji, a city south of Kyoto famous for producing high-quality tea.
Set of 5.
Size: approx. Ø1-2 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.
