Hinoki Masu Box for Measuring Rice or Drinking Sake - 8.5 cm K8-1469 / K7-1499 and the elemental fury of

and the elemental fury of nature

Each vase reflects an artisan's dedication

A kiln in Mizunami City

5 cm width (top)

■ Size: 8 cm diameter top x 9

Hinoki Masu Box for Measuring Rice or Drinking Sake - 8.5 cm K8-1469 / K7-1499 and the elemental fury ofMasu(), a small wooden box, was originally used to measure rice and even as a form of currency. Now more commonly known for drinking sake, interior decorations or souvenir from Japan. The smell will be what hit you immediately; you could almost taste the flavour of the hinoki wood. Hinoki, a species of cypress native to central Japan in East Asia, has been a precious wood since ancient times in Japan for building shrines. Because of its water