Hachiya Sōyu 蜂谷宗由
H7 × Dia 7.5 cm
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Kōdō 香道, often translated as “The way of fragrance,” is known as one of three classical Japanese arts of refinement for the Japanese tea ceremony (sadō). Codified during the Muromachi period, Kōdō is both an aesthetic pursuit and a meditative discipline.
Fragrance games such as kumikō are incorporated into Kōdō and the Japanese tea ceremony to cultivate the tea guest’s ability to “listen to the fragrance.” These games use porcelain containers called kikikōro with high walls designed to hold and present the incense, as exemplified by the two following floating tripod sometsuke kikikōro by the celebrated Showa-era incense master Hachiya Sōyu (1902-1988) from the Shino-ryu school of incense.
By “listening to the fragrance,” practitioners shift their consciousness into how the space is shaped by fragrance, preparing the mind to enter the tea room.