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Exploring Japanese Traditional Incense and the Art of Kodo
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Metropolis Japan
Exploring Japanese Traditional Incense and the Art of Kodo Yoshimi Higuchi and the Spirit of Incense By Sébastien RaineriA thin plume rises, twists and dissolves into the air.
For master craftsman Yoshimi Higuchi, who makes incense in the city ofAshikaga (Tochigi Prefecture), this ancient art remains a dialogue between matter and spirit.
Incense lives with its environment.”For Higuchi, making incense is less about producing a commodity than revealing a presence.
From that moment, incense entered the Japanese spiritual landscape as a divine gift, a breath connecting the human and celestial worlds.
During the Heian period (794-1185), incense became an aesthetic court art form by perfuming robes, poetry paper and intimate spaces.