[Tea utensils/tea ceremony tools, incense container, Boys' Festival] Clamshell incense container, Genji incense design, gold leaf on the inside, Urasenke, 11th head Gengensai's favorite copy (Gengensai's favorite copy), made by Nakamura Kosai

What is a clam incense holder? It is best to use one mainly in early summer, but there are also ones made to resemble clams using not only clams but also lacquerware and metal, and depending on the handle, they can be used for both a hearth and a brazier.
During the hearth season, camellia leaves are laid on the stove.
It is said that it is best to use soft camellia leaves, as if hard ones are used the leaves will curl and not carry the fragrance well.
●Genjiko is a type of Kumiko.
A total of 25 packets of five different kinds of fragrant wood are prepared, with five packets each. Only five of these packets are burned, and the differences in the scents are distinguished by smell, which is shown on a diagram made up of five vertical and horizontal lines.
There are 52 illustrations, each named after one of the 54 chapters in the Tale of Genji, except for Kiritsubo and Yume no Ukihashi. It is said to have been devised during the reign of Emperor Gomizunoo.

Size: Approx. 7.9 x 8.8 x 4.6 cm
Author: Kosai Nakamura
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[Real name: Junji] Born in Yamanaka-cho, Ishikawa Prefecture in 1955. Graduated from Komatsu Industrial High School in 1974. Studied under Masanori Omote. After 5 years of training, he became independent and continues to practice traditional lacquer art every day.
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Box: Wooden box