口径 7.2㎝ 高さ 7㎝
Shoraku’s Kikikōro (Incense-Listening Burner) with Kōro Glaze
Introducing the Kikikōro (Incense-Listening Burner) by Shoraku.
A Kikikōro is not an incense burner for display or decoration, but rather a burner used in the incense ceremony or tea ceremony to “listen” to the fragrance of incense.
“Listening to the fragrance” means to distinguish and savor the aroma of the incense, and this practice developed into a refined art known as Kōdō, the Way of Incense.
The practice of listening to the incense is also part of the tea ceremony, and a Kikikōro is used in that context as well.
Kikikōro are made small and portable, as they are held in the hand to smell the incense. To facilitate this, they do not have a smoke return (a rim bent inward), and instead have a simple, single opening.
For ease of handling, the Kikikōro has a cylindrical shape with no lid and is supported by three legs.
This incense burner is glazed with kōro-yu, a glaze traditionally used for incense burners. The glaze, introduced by the second generation of the Raku family, Jōkei, is a white overglaze that develops black crackles, which is a distinctive feature.
Jōkei, who made numerous incense burners, passed down many famous incense burners, leading to this white glaze being called kōro-yu (incense burner glaze).
Although small and fitting comfortably in the hand, this incense burner holds much history within its form.
Dimensions:
Diameter: 7.2 cm
Height: 7 cm
清水烧 松乐 作 听香炉（ききこうろ）香炉釉
这是来自清水烧的松乐作听香炉的介绍。
听香炉不是用于装饰或摆放的香炉，而是用于香道、茶道等用途的“听香”香炉。
“听香”是指辨别和品味香气，通过嗅觉的修炼演变成了一种艺术，香道因此得以发展。
茶道中也有“听香”这一环节，听香炉也会在茶道中使用。
由于听香炉是手持用来听香的，因此它的尺寸较小，为了便于闻香，其设计没有烟返（即没有将边缘向内弯曲），而是采用了一重口的设计。
为了便于操作，听香炉呈直筒型，没有盖子，并且有三只脚。
这款香炉使用的是香炉釉，这是一种由乐烧釉料制成的釉面。
这种釉料由乐家二代常庆创始，采用白色上釉，表面有裂纹，黑色的裂痕是其独特的标志。
常庆烧制了许多香炉，这些香炉被后代传颂为名炉，因此这种白釉被称为“香炉釉”。
这款香炉虽然小巧，但却蕴含了丰富的历史，是一件富有文化底蕴的器物。
口径：7.2厘米 高度：7厘米
