Chushin Kobo Yamagata Cast Iron Incense Holder - Square / 山形鋳物 香立 M3-02 or your significant other

or your significant other

Made from the rich

fine radiating lines created by the scraping technique (飛びかんな) add subtle movement

they symbolize the patience

■  Designed and Made In Japan (Mino Ware)

Chushin Kobo Yamagata Cast Iron Incense Holder - Square / 山形鋳物 香立 M3-02 or your significant otherChushin Kobo () is a contemporary metal workshop led by designer Hisanori Masuda in Yamagata, a region with over 900 years of cast iron making. Their work begins with tradition, but it never stops there what they create is distinctly modern. Every piece is shaped with restraint: clean lines, soft silhouettes, and surfaces that carry the subtle texture of sand casting. This is beauty that comes not from decoration, but from essence. The weight of the