If you're still wondering why I'm into the Japanese stuff....

[gurdymonkey]

Here's a concept that made me swoon when I encountered it: the incense pillow, or komakura (KOH MAH-koo-rah.) This one's in the Suntory Museum in Japan and dates from the late 16th century.
A drawer which can't be seen in this photo allows one to slip a small incense burner inside this small box. The komakura would be set directly behind the sleeper's regular pillow (which was most likely a square box or bolster about the same size) and her long hair draped over the box to be scented while she slept. (Image is from a catalogue titled Autumn Grasses and Water: Motifs In Japanese Art (1983, Japan Society).

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[moonflake1978.livejournal.com]

hmmmm laquered wood... I would so love to scent my hair before an event if it would ever grow long enough.