2017年11月21日
Scents and KIMONO
Suppose you are in Kimono (着物), do you feel like to wear Western perfume or cologne? Well…I would prefer to wear Okoh (お香, Japanese incense). In ”Genji Monogatari (源氏物語, The Tale of Genji, an famous literature in Heian era)”, there is a description of Okoh smoldered in order to transfer its scent to Kimono. Interestingly, ・・・