{"product_id":"nakamura-shuho-iv-genji-hatsune-kikoro-pair","title":"Nakamura Shūhō IV Pair of Iro-e Kikō-ro Incense Burners, 'Hatsune' (Tale of Genji)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA pair of hand-made enamelled kikō-ro, the small listening-incense burners used in kōdō, painted by Nakamura Shūhō IV with the 'Hatsune' chapter of The Tale of Genji.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCommissioned as a Koju special selection, each burner shows one scene from the chapter: plum blossom with a bush warbler, and pine under snow. Hatsune is set on New Year's Day, when the eight-year-old Akashi princess, Genji's only daughter, receives a poem from the mother she is not allowed to see. Koju, the Ginza incense house, describes the colours as gentle and the texture as soft. In the incense ceremony a kikō-ro is cupped in the hand while the guest 'listens' to a sliver of fragrant wood warmed over buried charcoal.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eDetails\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eArtist: Nakamura Shūhō IV (四代 中村秋峰)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSet: pair (plum and warbler; pine and snow)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMaterial: enamelled (iro-e) ceramic\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSize: approx. 8.2 × 8.2 × 7.5 cm each (hand-made; slight variation)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBox: paulownia wood box\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCondition: new\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWatch: how incense is \"listened to\" in kodo\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eKyoto incense house Shoyeido demonstrates monko, the kodo way of listening to incense with a small kiki-goro burner. (A general craft video — not this piece or maker.)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"position:relative;padding-bottom:56.25%;height:0;overflow:hidden;max-width:100%;margin-bottom:1.5em;\"\u003e\u003ciframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/m7Uli7gRzz0?rel=0\" title=\"how incense is listened to in kodo\" style=\"position:absolute;top:0;left:0;width:100%;height:100%;border:0;\" allow=\"accelerometer; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003ePlease read before ordering\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLimited availability.\u003c\/strong\u003e We confirm availability with the dealer in Japan within one business day of your order; if it has sold we refund in full immediately.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eShips from New Jersey in 2–3 weeks. Price includes all import duties. Fully insured, signature required.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eProfessionally double-boxed for shipping.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Nakamura Shūhō IV (四代 中村秋峰)","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67648277873008,"sku":"ME-NAKAMURA-SHUHO-IV-GENJI-HATSUNE-KIKOR","price":569.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1042\/2940\/5040\/files\/0205150234_601cdf7adc0ad.jpg?v=1791329616","url":"https:\/\/meridianeast.co\/products\/nakamura-shuho-iv-genji-hatsune-kikoro-pair","provider":"Meridian East","version":"1.0","type":"link"}