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Does Kyara sink in water?

1 October 2014 by Kyara Zen

Does Kyara sink in water, or does it need to sink in water to be considered a top grade? The blind pursuit for “sinking” grade agarwoods had opened up a whole new dimension to material substitution. Previous post on zelkova like materials, calocedrus formosana (Xiao-Nan), or even woods like rosewood (truth bringing incense), gaharu buaya; these… [Read More…]

Filed Under: Articles, Kyara and Aloeswood Tagged With: agarwood, agarwood singapore, japanese, kodo, kyara, kynam, mon-koh

How long can fragrant woods be kept?

15 June 2014 by Kyara Zen

Cut edge of Sumatora Keychain

You probably would have seen the fragrant wood storage article from some time back, where I routinely prefer to store fragrant woods in glass containers with teflon lined caps that seal, the fragrant wood really well. The aim of this method is to prevent volatiles from escaping, and also to prevent contaminants from entering. Fragrant… [Read More…]

Filed Under: Articles, Kyara and Aloeswood Tagged With: agarwood, kodo, kyara, kynam, mon-koh

Know your Fragrant Wood Cuts

2 June 2014 by Kyara Zen

If you are a meat lover, particularly that of beef, you should know the cuts of your meats really well. Similarly if you are a fragrant wood lover involved in either Japanese/Chinese or other forms of incense practices/ceremonies, it is just as important to know the cut types, and how they are obtained.   The… [Read More…]

Filed Under: Articles, Kyara and Aloeswood Tagged With: agarwood, kodo, kyara, kynam, mon-koh

Cultivated Agarwood

17 December 2013 by Kyara Zen

Agarwood plantations are common all throughout South East asia today. Some plantations are beginning to reap the fruits of what they had planted a decade ago, and have pushed out a myriad of intriguing agarwood products such as agarwood leaf tea, agarwood cookies, agarwood flavoured instant noodles, wood chips, oils, soaps etc.   The strange… [Read More…]

Filed Under: Articles, Kyara and Aloeswood Tagged With: agarwood, agarwood singapore, mon-koh

Cardio-protective properties of Agarwood

18 October 2013 by Kyara Zen

The cardio-protective properties of Agarwood(particularly Kynam) had been recorded in chinese medical literature for many centuries, with written accounts from many historical chinese physicians. In the traditional Chinese/Han medicine that Japan practices, there is a fabled 速效救心丹 (cardiac rescue pill) that uses kynam as one of its key ingredients. Traditional chinese medicine users in Hainan… [Read More…]

Filed Under: Articles, The Way of Incense Tagged With: agarwood, japanese, kodo, mon-koh, philosophy, therapeutic

Incense Review – Translucent Path from Shoyeido

12 October 2013 by Kyara Zen

Incense : Shokaku (Translucent Path) Brand : Shoyeido Source : Purchased from Japan Price : 9450 yen / 15 sticks (USD $95) Amount Burnt so far prior to this review : 6 sticks Taste profile : Sweet : +++       Bitter : very slight tinge      Sour: very slight tinge Scent characteristics : Texture – Mellow, soft, ethereal  … [Read More…]

Filed Under: Articles, Incense Reviews Tagged With: japanese, kyara, mon-koh

Kyara versus Shin-Kyara

7 September 2013 by Kyara Zen

The subject of Shin Kyara is rather new and foreign to people outside of Japan, but this definition/concept has been known domestically, in certain incense schools for a very long time! Some incense companies have been substituting Kyara with Shin-kyara in their Rikkoku sets as a cost cutting measure.     Basically Shin Kyara is just… [Read More…]

Filed Under: Articles, Kyara and Aloeswood Tagged With: japanese, kodo, kyara, kynam, mon-koh

Scent classification by the Chinese

26 August 2013 by Kyara Zen

I’ve had a copy of this diagram for quite a while, a common diagram used by the chinese when it comes to perfumery and other scent related applications.     Decided to spend the past week translating it so that more people can get access to the information.. so here it is!.. Basically, they had… [Read More…]

Filed Under: Articles, The Way of Incense Tagged With: incense sticks, japanese, mon-koh, philosophy

Impressions of the Ranjatai

6 August 2013 by Kyara Zen

Several incense houses in Japan have been known to create blended incense sticks based on their impression of the Ranjatai through Mon-koh. Small fragments of the Ranjatai are known to be in possession of descendants of kodo masters and big incense companies, from which they draw inspiration into crafting a representative incense based on the… [Read More…]

Filed Under: Articles, Kyara and Aloeswood Tagged With: agarwood, japanese, jinkoh, kodo, kyara, mon-koh, ranjatai

Buying Japanese incense from Rakuten Global

11 July 2013 by Kyara Zen

To follow up on my previous post, buying incense from various shops on Rakuten Global is also an alternative, although many may neither be as well stocked nor as organized as Kohgen. There are at least three shops that I would recommend here, and there is some convenience with the checkout process as it is… [Read More…]

Filed Under: Articles, Incense Tagged With: incense sticks, japanese, kodo, mon-koh

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