Umezume Gold-glaze Incense Burner

The Umezume pattern has been carefully inherited from the previous generation as an original pattern of Hataman Touen.

The petals of the plum blossoms are painted with a thick layer of white paint to express a three-dimensional effect, and the dots are drawn by hand using five colors around them.

The three-dimensional plum painting has a very soft atmosphere, and the comfort when you touch it will soften your heart.

Plum blossoms are called "Hundred Flower Sakigake" and have been revered in China since ancient times. The fragrant appearance of blooming in the still cold season is superimposed on the ideal way of life for human beings who work hard and bear fruit even in harsh circumstances. It was introduced to Japan around the 8th century, and the aristocrats of the time loved this exotic plant.

Yushima Tenmangu Shrine, Kitano Tenmangu Shrine, and Dazaifu Tenmangu Shrine still use plum blossoms as their divine crest, but this originates from Sugawara no Michizane, a court noble and scholar in the Heian period, who liked plum blossoms.

As the times progressed, it came to be widely used in crafts, clothing, architecture, etc. as a pattern that signals the arrival of spring. Along with evergreen pine and snow-resistant bamboo, plum blossoms, which bloom in early spring with their fragrant fragrance, are known as one of the three friends of the cold season, and were favored by people in the Edo period who valued good luck.

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