Incense stick - Kyouji

...This refers to all the tools used to split, burn, listen to, and record incense wood. Most of the incense tools were established by the early Edo period, with the Oie and Yonekawa schools often using gorgeous maki-e and pear-grain items, while the Shino school often uses mulberry wood. There are almost no differences in the tools between schools. There are also some differences in size, but they are generally the same. The tools shown here are from Maki Bunryu's "Shizugaya no Ume" (Plum of the Incense Master) published in 1748 (Kan'en 1) (illustration). (1) Ten kinds of incense boxes: Double boxes, often with gorgeous maki-e. ...

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Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

…香木を割り，たき，聞き，そして記録するための道具のいっさいをいう。香道具のほとんどは江戸初期までに整備され，御家流や米川流では豪華な蒔絵･梨地のものが多く用いられ，志野流は桑木地のものが多い。流儀による道具の違いはほとんどない。寸法も多少の差はあるがだいたい変わらない。ここに示す各道具は1748年(寛延1)牧文竜の《香道賤家梅（しづがやのうめ）》によるものである（図）。(1)十種香箱　二重の箱で華麗な蒔絵が多い。…

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