Japanese Incense Holder - Mount Fuji

Japanese glazed ceramic incense holder in the shape of Mount Fuji, for incense sticks and cones

This Japanese incense holder consists of three parts: you insert your incense stick into the central ball, then place the ceramic Mount Fuji on top, with the tip protruding from the crater. As the incense burns down, the smoke eventually rises from the summit, and the saucer catches the ashes. It also works with incense cones, which you can place on the saucer instead of the central ball. A smoking Fuji is an old story in Japan: in the Taketori monogatari, the oldest surviving Japanese tale, the emperor burns the elixir of immortality at the mountain’s summit, and the tale ends with the smoke still rising towards the clouds. Once the incense has burnt out, you’re left with a charming little mountain on your shelf, a souvenir of Japan.