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  2nd Nov 2026

  How to Choose a Japanese Incense Burner (Koro): Bronze, Porcelain, and the Motifs They Carry

  An incense burner spends most of its life unlit. For those hours it is simply an object on a shelf, so it is worth choosing one you are glad to look at. A Japanese incense burner can be a heavy bro…

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  24th Jul 2026

  Takaoka Metalwork — Where Temple Bells and Tea Vessels Are Born

  In one small city in Toyama, a single casting tradition has learned to make objects for almost every corner of life in Japan — the bell on the altar, the vase in the alcove, the cup in your hand. I…

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