In 1916, Nousaku began manufacturing Buddhist ritual objects, Japanese tea sets, and vases made of brass and bronze in Takaoka, Japan. The city has flourished since 1609 and built its reputation as the center of the copper industry in Japan over those 400 years.

This incense holder set is carefully hand cast and finished with refined traditional techniques, the brass will darken and mellow over time and with use. The set consists of three parts, a spherical ball holder for stick incense, a small platform for brick or cone incense, and a larger dish to capture the ashes of either kind.