Incense Burner/Incense Holder "Takaoka Copperware [Small Bird Incense Burner/Nabacho Color] Copper Made, Yosh秀 Nosaku" Diameter: Approximately 11cm Height: Approximately 11cm (max) Comes with a wooden box. The paper has some folds, but I think it's in very good condition. Thank you. Beautiful cast skin "Takaoka Copperware" product of Takenaka Copperware, a long-established manufacturer. A highly-regarded incense burner from Takaoka Copperware, popular as a souvenir for overseas visitors. Please use it as an interior decoration for a Japanese-style room or as a vessel for fragrance. The history of Takaoka Copperware began over 400 years ago when the second lord of the Kaga domain, Lord Toshinaga Maeda, established a casting factory in Kanayamachi as part of an industrial policy to prosper the castle town after the construction of Takaoka Castle. Within the flow of the history of Takaoka Copperware, which has been passed down through the generations, Takenaka Seisakusho was born in Miyakawa-cho, Takaoka City, in 1927 as a copperware processing shop. [How to Use] Fill the incense burner with incense ash up to about eight-tenths full. Light the tip of the incense, extinguish the flame, and let it smolder. Place it on the ash and burn it without closing the lid. If you close the lid, it may become oxygen-deficient, and the incense may go out. For small incense burners, burn stick incense by standing it up on the ash. When not in use, close the lid and enjoy it as an ornament or interior decoration. [About Takaoka Copperware] Takaoka Copperware began in the early Edo period when the Kaga Maeda clan invited seven casters with the technology of Kawachi Minami, the birthplace of casting, to establish a casting factory. Takaoka steelware developed by creating "Karakane casting" (bronze casting) that applies carving to castings such as vases and Buddhist altar fittings. In the Meiji era, it became known worldwide after being exhibited at the Paris World Exposition.