Approximately 6 cm in diameter, with a finely crafted lid. It was wrapped in packaging paper from Kabazaiku Tomioka. It has been stored unused, but is believed to be from the Showa era. Please only purchase if you understand that this is an old item. Kabazaiku is said to have originated in the mid-Edo period when Fujimura Genroku, a samurai of the Satake-Kita family, mastered the technique of "bark of wild cherry trees" from the Akita Prefecture's northern Ani region. Kabazaiku was nurtured in Kakunodate, Akita Prefecture, a land surrounded by mountains. Currently, the "bark of wild cherry trees," which is the raw material for Kabazaiku, uses by-products from trees that are part of a felling plan called "renewal" to protect the mountains. The Japanese began using "bark of wild cherry trees" in the early Jomon period. At that time, it was used to reinforce baskets. Since then, it has been used for various purposes and has led to modern Kabazaiku. Protecting the mountains, living off the gifts from the mountains, and then protecting the mountains again. Our ancestors carefully protected and nurtured the mountains. #Kogo (incense container) #Kabazaiku #SDGS #Akita #Crafts #Kakunodate