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This elegant Rikkoku set is from Baieido Japanese Incense in Osaka Japan. The silk brocade covered box is handmade and measures 7" wide by 5 1/2" deep and is 3" high. The box contains three drawers and within those drawers are the 'Six Countries' of aloeswood:
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KYARA: This is the most famous and well known of all Aloes wood some believe to come from either Vietnam or Cambodia. Kyara is a particular odor described as:
"A gentle and dignified smell with a touch of bitterness. The fragrance
is like an aristocrat in its elegance and gracefulness."
Quantity: 1 grams. |
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RAKOKU: "A sharp and pungent smell similar to sandalwood. Its smell is generally bitter, and reminds one of a warrior."
Quantity: 5 grams. |
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MANAKA: "Smells light and enticing, changing like the mood of a woman with
bitter feelings."
None of the five qualities (tastes) are easily detectable.
The fragrance is of good quality if it disappears quickly.
Quantity: 5 grams. |
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MANABAN: Mostly sweet. The presence of sticky oil on a mica piece is often
a sign that the fragrance is Manaban.
"The smell is coarse and
unrefined, just like that of a peasant."
Quantity: 5 grams. |
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SUMOTARA: Sour at the beginning and end. Sometimes mistaken for Kyara, it
has something, however, "distasteful and ill-bred about it, like
a servant disguised as a noble person."
Quantity: 5 grams. |
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SASORA: Cool and sour. Good-quality Sasora is mistaken for Kyara, especially
when it first begins to burn. Sometimes it is so light and faint
that one may think the smell has disappeared. "It reminds one
of a monk."
Quantity: 5 grams. |
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This set, which contains the brocade box and all six types of aloeswood, normally ships in 4 to 6 weeks after ordering.
NOTE: The price on this item is not guaranteed - it is market value based and may be more or less than the price shown at the time of ordering. |
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