Gold thread (fragrant wood) - Kinshi

Japanese: 金糸(香木) - きんし
Gold thread (fragrant wood) - Kinshi

...It is thought that this depends on the maturity of the fragrant wood. There are two types of agarwood: kinito and togukushi. Kinito has wood grain, while togukushi is sticky like black yokan and the wood grain is not visible.

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "kinito (fragrant wood)" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…香木の成熟度によるものと考えられる。また伽羅の材質には金糸,糖結の2種があるという。金糸は木目が通っているのに対して,糖結は黒ようかんのごとくねっとりとして木理がわからない。…

※「金糸(香木)」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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