Oedo-koh Agarwood Incense Case 60 Sticks
Oedo-koh Agarwood Incense Case 60 Sticks Oedo-koh Agarwood Incense Oedo-koh Incense Brochure Japan, Edo culture

Oedo-koh agarwood

Classic Japanese incense

Confezione: wooden case of 60 sticks
    • 26,90 €

Japanese incense > Oedo-koh

Classic incense. The hues of these sticks represent traditional Japanese colors.
Crafted from Paulownia wood, the luxurious case is decorated—including the inside—with classic Edo aesthetic motifs, including Ukiyo-e paintings (the representation of the " floating world " in traditional Japanese art prints): truly ideal for a present.
  • Code: 00771
  • Note type: amber, woody, deep
  • Duration: 12 minutes
  • Origin: Japan

Description

The fragrant world of ancient Edo. Inspired by the so-called "Edo Culture", characterized by a unique blend of opposites such as the elegant and the common, the coarse and the refined, and so on, the exquisite Oedo Koh incense line was created by master craftsmen in the capital to express the fragrant atmosphere of old Tokyo, once known as "Edo."
The hues of these sticks represent traditional Japanese colors.
Crafted from Paulownia wood, the luxurious case containing them is decorated—including the inside—with classic Edo aesthetic motifs, including Ukiyo-e paintings (the representation of the "floating world" in traditional Japanese art prints): truly ideal for a present purpose.
An inimitable, deep, and intriguing woody note, as can only be obtained from agarwood. Among the mysterious ingredients of Japanese incense, agarwood has a unique history, an inimitable aroma, and an astronomical price. This is a precious essential oil extracted by steam distillation of the pathological exudate secreted by a large Southeast Asian tree, over forty meters tall: the Aquilaria crassna. As is well known, it is impossible to recreate its fragrance artificially, as the synthesis of its many constituents would be prohibitively expensive. For centuries, its scent remained virtually unknown to Westerners. The Japanese call it " Jinkoh " (" sinking wood") because the resin within it weighs it down to the point where it no longer floats in water. Deforestation has also made it difficult to find, and its harvest is currently limited in almost all of the Far East.