Object #JP-NAR-015
Nara Cedar Incense Holder
Nara, Japan
₹1,590
Cut from offcuts of temple-repair timber.
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Origin
Nara, Japan
Material
Cedar and brass
Made by
Independent artisan studio
Dimensions
12 cm × 7 cm
Sourced
2026 Nomad Collection
Photo by Aedrian Salazar on Unsplash
The Object
Cut from offcuts of temple-repair timber. Sized to be used every day rather than displayed, and made in numbers small enough that we cannot promise a second one.
The Story
We found this on our Nara collection trip, in a workshop we were taken to by someone who asked us not to name it. It was not for sale that morning; it was drying on a rack by the door.
What we look for is not rarity for its own sake. It is the sense that someone made a decision — about a curve, a weight, a finish — and then stood by it. This object is the result of about forty such decisions.
Where we found it
Nara
Japan
A short walk from the centre, in a district where workshops still sit between apartments and the same families have worked the same trade for three generations.
Latitude
34.6900° N
Longitude
135.8000° E
The Nomad Object Passport
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Object #JP-NAR-015
Origin
Nara, Japan
Coordinates
34.6900° N / 135.8000° E
Discovered
Spring 2026
Category
Home
Material
Cedar and brass
Collection
No. 0279
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