A fragrant log through centuriesSourced
The wood reached Japan in the 8th century.
Oda Nobunaga cut a piece from it.
The agarwood known as Ranjatai is kept at the Shōsōin in Nara and arrived in Japan in the eighth century. With permission, Oda Nobunaga cut a piece in 1574; Emperor Meiji later took a fragment too. Marks on the log record major cuttings.
One piece of wood carries
centuries of scent and history.
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