Vtg Japanese Buddhist Shoko Incense
This is a Japanese Buddhist equipment Shoko (offers incense or burning incense). Shoko is scented wood chips. The wood chips are wrapped and stored in a paper box. It is used by attendants of Buddhist funerals and memorial services in turn to burn it. The scent of incense sticks is said to feed the deceased, purify themselves, and smoke delivers prayers and thoughts to the ancestors and the dead.
- Wood, paper (box)
- C1980
- Some characters on the box: 御薫香 o-kunko good smell, 日本香堂 Nippon Kodo
- Item weight: 43 grams
- Packed weight: 143 grams
- Approx. box 7 cm long x 3.2 cm wide x 6 cm tall
- Good condition. Unused. Wear and tear due to age. Please see the photos carefully.
- This piece was purchased at the famous Osu Antique Market in Nagoya, Japan
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