Scented Sachet Sandalwood
£22.00 per item
A sandalwood-scented sachet by Kyūkyodō, made with fragrance-blending techniques that can be traced back to 1877.
This scented sachet is designed to add a subtle fragrance to clothing, a practice that can be traced back to the Nara period (710 – 794). It contains finely blended aromatic ingredients, including high-quality sandalwood. It can be placed in drawers and wardrobes to provide a pleasant aroma and help protect clothing from insects.
Kyūkyodō was founded in 1663 as a herbal medicine merchant. In 1877, it inherited a fragrance-blending method once reserved for the Imperial Court and continues to preserve and refine it today.
Box 8.1 × 6.5 × 3.7 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.
