{"product_id":"takaoka-metalwork-hotei-pattern-incense-burner","title":"Takaoka Metalwork Hotei pattern Incense Burner","description":"\u003ch2\u003eTakaoka Metalwork Hotei Pattern Incense Burner\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis compact, rounded incense burner is decorated with Hotei, one of Japan's Seven Lucky Gods, recognized by his broad smile, cloth sack, and jovial figure symbolizing happiness, contentment, and abundance. The warm yaki-shudo-iro (fired vermilion-copper) finish gives the surface a rich, glowing tone.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis piece is a work of Takaoka Metalwork (Takaoka Doki), a metal casting tradition centered in Takaoka, Toyama Prefecture, with a history of more than 400 years, crafted by artisan Natorigawa Masashi. Each burner is shaped using traditional sand-mold casting and finished by hand, with the yaki-shudo-iro finish applied to bring out the burner's warm reddish-copper glow.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eHow to Use\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFill the burner about two-thirds full with incense ash, then place lit incense cones, coils, or kneaded incense on top, or set glowing charcoal into the ash to enjoy fragrant woods.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eProduct Details\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMaterial: Copper, yaki-shudo-iro (fired vermilion-copper) finish\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSize: 8.2 cm diameter x 9.5 cm height (3.23 x 3.74 in)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIncludes: Paulownia wood box\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Takaoka Metalwork","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47263176818925,"sku":"T2-127-07-000","price":548.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0713\/3003\/7997\/files\/T2-127-07-000_01.jpg?v=1787300906","url":"https:\/\/shop.kohgen.com\/products\/takaoka-metalwork-hotei-pattern-incense-burner","provider":"Kohgen","version":"1.0","type":"link"}