Supervised by: Nippon Kodo
"Japanese incense culture" attracts attention from America and Europe
"A scent is pleasure," "A scent is prayer," "A scent is a path," "A scent is a journey of the heart," "A scent is beauty"...
Japan's fragrance culture has developed in its own unique way in each era over the course of 1,500 years, including the "incense culture" symbolized by The Tale of Genji and the "fragrant wood culture" that arose from the fragrant woods collected by warlords in the Sengoku period.
This book is an all-color visual book with columns explaining the historical background and cultural perspective as well as beautiful photographs, with the theme of "What is fragrance and aesthetic sense for the Japanese?"
The book was supervised by Nippon Kodo, a company that promotes incense culture around the world, and contains many of the company's precious fragrant woods and historical documents. It also includes valuable interviews with experts in the incense culture of Japan and France.
This is a unique book that connects the past, present and future of Japan's incense culture.
"Japanese incense culture" attracts attention from America and Europe
"A scent is pleasure," "A scent is prayer," "A scent is a path," "A scent is a journey of the heart," "A scent is beauty"...
Japan's fragrance culture has developed in its own unique way in each era over the course of 1,500 years, including the "incense culture" symbolized by The Tale of Genji and the "fragrant wood culture" that arose from the fragrant woods collected by warlords in the Sengoku period.
This book is an all-color visual book with columns explaining the historical background and cultural perspective as well as beautiful photographs, with the theme of "What is fragrance and aesthetic sense for the Japanese?"
The book was supervised by Nippon Kodo, a company that promotes incense culture around the world, and contains many of the company's precious fragrant woods and historical documents. It also includes valuable interviews with experts in the incense culture of Japan and France.
This is a unique book that connects the past, present and future of Japan's incense culture.
Released on 04/22
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