{"product_id":"a-box-of-vintage-special-ikeda-or-chrysanthemum-charcoal-tea-ceremony","title":"A Box of Vintage Special Ikeda or Chrysanthemum Charcoal: Tea Ceremony","description":"\u003cp\u003emid twentieth century\u003cbr\u003ebox size: 7 1\/2\" x 6 1\/4\" x 2 1\/2\", 19 cm x 16 cm x 6.5 cm\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis is a box of old \u003cem\u003ekikuzumi\u003c\/em\u003e or so-called chrysanthemum charcoal, a high-quality, hand made charcoal that is notable because of its beautiful, chrysanthemum-like ends and also for that fact that it burns very clean and does not produce smoke.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOnce the charcoal has been thoroughly used and burnt it turns an ashy white color, thereby leaving the remains of what appear to be \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/nihonmono.jp\/en\/article\/11390\/\"\u003ea white chrysanthemum.\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe charcoal is also called Ikeda charcoal for its place of origin. It is made of a kind of oak tree.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA wonderful set of old charcoal, nicely packaged.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sri","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46097701601466,"sku":null,"price":40.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0070\/9422\/files\/Sumi563b.jpg?v=1783966469","url":"https:\/\/www.srithreads.com\/products\/a-box-of-vintage-special-ikeda-or-chrysanthemum-charcoal-tea-ceremony","provider":"Sri","version":"1.0","type":"link"}