Special order [Tea utensils/tea ceremony tools New Year decorations, floor decorations, ornaments, incense] Kariroku, a copy of Yoshimasa Ashikaga's work by Munenori Hagiwara

1. Haritaki is a plant called "haritaki" in Sanskrit, and is said to have been introduced to Japan by the monk Ganjin.
1. The bag shaped like a hawthorn fruit is then wrapped with 12 types of fragrant wood (representing the number of months in a year, or a multiple of 12; 13 types in leap years) such as cinnamon, borneol, agarwood, white ginger, kunroku, cinnamon, shell nut, rosa japonica, anise, clove, sandalwood, benzoin, and fennel, and placed in a cloth bag and hung by a string.
1. The shape of the Harlequin bag is said to represent the fruit's ripeness and vitality, the five colored braided cord represents the Yin-Yang and Five Elements, the white represents the Harlequin flower, and the four stitches represent the four seasons.
Size: Approx. 27.4cm long x 14.6cm wide x 140cm long string
Artist (bag maker): Munenori Hagiwara (real name: Hideya) 5 colors of braided cord
Examples of use: New Year's lucky charms, floor decorations, general lucky decorations for celebrations