Scented Small Embroidery Temari Box

Scented temari · botanical dye · gold thread · Sanuki Kagari Temari × Yamadamatsu

Temari — traditional Japanese handballs once played with by aristocratic women — are the starting point for this scented object. Sanuki Kagari Temari has applied the same hand-winding technique to create temari designed for the interior: small, fragrant, and quietly present in a room.

This set contains 9 temari, each with a distinct botanical motif — flowers in full bloom, buds, leaves, and more — rendered in plant-dyed cotton thread with touches of gold thread worked into the pattern. Arranged together, the nine pieces form a composition that varies with each set.

Each temari contains rice husks and natural incense ingredients at its core. The scent is specially formulated using only natural ingredients by Yamadamatsu Kobokuten, a long-established incense house in Kyoto, and can typically be enjoyed for over one year. Place the temari in an entrance, a room, or a closet to gently transfer the fragrance to clothes and linens.

Each temari is wound entirely by hand — cotton thread wrapped around the core to form a true sphere of consistent size, guided only by the sensitivity of the maker's hands.

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