Baieido
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Baieido (Japanese language: 梅栄堂) is a Japanese incense company which traces its roots back to a wholesaler of medicinal herbs in Sakai, Osaka Prefecture who named himself "Jinkoya Sakubei" (agarwood trader) in 1657.[1] As such, Baieido is commercially promoted as one of the oldest established incense makers in Japan.[2]
Baieido's flagship and most popular incense is "Kobunboku" (Plum Blossom). Several of their other incenses are variations of Kōbunboku.
History
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Baieido trace themselves to the Muromachi period (1338-1573), when the founder of Baieido, Kakuuemon Yamatoya, became a wholesaler of medicinal herbs in Sakai city. Sakai was a well-known trading port in ancient Japan in which incense trading was in high demand. In 1657, the founder named himself "Jinkoya Sakubei" and specialized in selling incense ingredients and incense sticks. "Jinkoya" (Aloeswood trader) was a name peculiar to Sakai, only medicinal wholesalers who specialized in incense were authorized to use this name.[1]
The method and recipes have been handed down from generation to generation in an unbroken secret oral tradition. The name "Baieido" is derived from the three characters bai, ei, and dō. Bai means "plum tree"; ei means "prosperity"; dō means "shrine orsStore"
Sales catalogue
[edit]Baieido's flagship and most popular incense is "Kobunboku" (Plum Blossom). Several of their other incenses are based on Kobunboku.
| Title | Description | Japanese |
|---|---|---|
| Kobunboku | Expression of the Plum Tree | 好文木 |
| Tokusen Kobunboku | Premium Kobunboku | 特選好文木 |
| Kaden Kobunboku | Family Secret | 家伝好文木 |
| Biko Kobunboku | Delicate | 微香好文木 |
| Biko Kobunboku | Delicate (Smokeless) | 微香好文木（煙ひかえめ） |
| Jinko Kobunboku | Agarwood (Smokeless) | 沈香好文木（煙ひかえめ） |
| Byakudan Kobunboku | White Sandalwood | 白檀好文木 |
| Sawayaka Kobunboku | Cinnamon | さわやか好文木 |
| Kai Un Ko | Good Fortune | 開運香 |
| Shu Ko Koku | Gathering of Fragrant Countries | 聚香国 |
| Tokusen Shu Ko Koku | Premium Shu Ko Koku | 特選聚香国 |
| Jinkoya Sakube Series | 沈香屋作兵衛 | |
| Byakudan Kokonoe Ko | Incense of the Imperial Palace | 白檀九重香 |
| Jinko Horyu Ko | Phoenix & Dragon | 沈香鳳龍 香 |
| Gokujyo Jinko Kunsho Ko | Rising Scent | 極上沈香薫昇香 |
| Premium Series | ||
| Tokusen Kokonoe | Premium Byakudan Kokonoe Ko | 特撰九重 |
| Tokusen Horyu | Premium Jinko Horyu Ko | 特撰鳳龍 |
| Tokusen Kunsho | Premium Gokujyo Jinko Kunsho Ko | 特撰薫昇 |
| Tokusen Koshiboku | Timbers of Confucius | 特撰孔子木 |
| Tokusen Koen | Garden Incense | 特撰香苑 |
| Kyara Koko | Ancient Scent | 伽羅古香 |
References
[edit]- ^ a b Horyu Koh (August 15, 2020). "Listening to Baieido Jinkoya Sakubei". kikohincense.com.
- ^ "Baieido Incense". fragrancia.co.uk.