Shrimp scent - Shrimp scent

Japanese: えび香 - えびこう

...Incense was also burned indoors, known as soradaki, and was used for purifying oneself and in the purification room. It was also used for pleasure and practical purposes, such as ebi-ko, which is kept in the Shosoin Repository and is a crushed powder mixture of agarwood, sandalwood, clove, musk, and sweet pine. It was used for incense clothing and to repel insects, and is also called kou-iko. If the mixed incense is placed in a bag and hung on a pillar as a decoration, it becomes kake-ko, kusudama, or kariroku, and if it is carried in the pocket, it becomes a sachet....

From 【Fragrant Wood】

…In the Nara period, fragrant woods were highly valued as something different, and were presented to the Imperial Court, which gave them exclusive ownership. In the Catalog of the Shosoin Imperial Shelves, the Book of Horyuji Temple Assets, the Book of Donations to Todaiji Temple, and other documents, fragrant woods are listed as perfumes, together with other perfumes such as musk, pepper, and cinnamon heart, under names such as ojiyukuko, zensanko, jinko, and submerged fragrant woods. In addition to ojiyukuko, zensanko, and agarwood, the Shosoin also contained a large amount of perfumes such as kunrokuko (myrrh), cloves, and shrimp (a compound insect repellent). Incense masters call ojiyukuko Ranjiyatai and zensanko Koujin, and both are legendary fragrances that are the best in the world. …

From [Sachet]

…During the Heian period, the custom of wearing air incense (sorada) and shrimp incense became widespread as a way of grooming for members of the imperial court. In these days, incense was put in bags and worn like modern perfume, or hung indoors as medicine balls to ward off evil spirits. These were called incense bags, or kakeko. …

*Some of the terminology that refers to "ebi-ka" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…また空薫(香)（そらだき）といって室内に香をたきくゆらせ，去穢（きよえ），潔場に用いられた。趣味，実用にも用いられ，正倉院にもあるえび香は沈香，白檀，丁香，麝香，甘松等を砕粉調合したものであるが，薫衣，防虫に用いられ，薫衣香ともいう。調合した香を袋に入れ，柱に掛けて装飾をも兼ねれば掛香，薬玉（くすだま），訶梨勒（かりろく）となり，懐中にすれば匂袋である。…

【香木】より

…奈良時代は将来された香木は〈異なるもの〉として珍重され，朝廷に献納され，その専有に帰した。《正倉院御物棚別目録》《法隆寺資財帳》《東大寺献物帳》等には，黄熟香（おうじゆくこう），全桟香（ぜんせんこう），沈香（じんこう），沈水香などの名で，香木が麝香（じやこう），コショウ，桂心等の香料とともに香薬として記載されており，また正倉院には黄熟香，全桟香，沈香のほか薫陸香（くんろくこう）(乳香)，丁香(丁字花)，えび香(調合した防虫芳香剤)等の香料が多量に収蔵されている。香道家はこの黄熟香を蘭奢待（らんじやたい），全桟香を紅塵（こうじん）と香銘で呼んでいるが，いずれも伝説的な天下第一の名香である。…