Japanese Buddhist Offer Incense Sticks Senko Vtg Boxed Green Aloeswood IN22 Arita yaki Kanji reading: Yamazaki ujiko

Kanji reading: Yamazaki ujiko

It is made of natural wood beads of three different sizes

the Japanese have lovingly called them akizakura

It is gilt gold on the inside with a simple red and green floral design

This doll sits on a wooden lacquered stand decorated with maki-e art on the front

Japanese Buddhist Offer Incense Sticks Senko Vtg Boxed Green Aloeswood IN22 Arita yaki Kanji reading: Yamazaki ujikoVtg Japanese Buddhist Senko Incense These are vintage Japanese Buddhist o senko, incense sticks. It contains about seventy sticks. The sticks are loose and cased in a paper box. It is made in Hong Kong, but released by the Japanese brand, Nippon Kodo. The scent of incense sticks is said to feed and purify the deceased, and the smoke delivers prayers and thoughts to the ancestors and the dead. Incense is also used to purify a space or to change one's