KARASU
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KARASU

KARASU

$6.00
Size: 1.8ml
Description

THE COMPOSITION


Costus root, Siam wood, Hinoki, Smoldering paper, Cardamom

In Japanese mythology, karasu tengu are powerful and vengeful spirits who live in the midst of deep forests, often taking the appearance of crows or of wandering priests. Those brave enough may call upon them through prayer and incense-burning if they are lost, confused, or helpless. Apoteker Tepe’s Karasu combines some of the most traditional raw materials in kōdō, the Japanese incense ritual, to create a fragrance that expresses the spare, transcendent asceticism of a prayer rendered in smoke, dissipating in midair.

"The aster
has flowered, its
pale purple
like the color of smoke
rising from my reveries.
A flock of crows
utterly motionless
turn into pieces
of charcoal, as the flames
from the falling sun subside."

— YOSANO AKIKO


Part of the Apoteker Tepe Collection, by Holladay Saltz
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KARASU
$6.00
$6.00
Size: 1.8ml
KARASU
KARASU
$6.00

  • "The aster
    has flowered, its
    pale purple
    like the color of smoke
    rising from my reveries.
    A flock of crows
    utterly motionless
    turn into pieces
    of charcoal, as the flames
    from the falling sun subside."

    — Yosano Akiko

  • The Composition

    Costus root, Siam wood, Hinoki, Smoldering paper, Cardamom


    In Japanese mythology, karasu tengu are powerful and vengeful spirits who live in the midst of deep forests, often taking the appearance of crows or of wandering priests. Those brave enough may call upon them through prayer and incense-burning if they are lost, confused, or helpless. Apoteker Tepe’s Karasu combines some of the most traditional raw materials in kōdō, the Japanese incense ritual, to create a fragrance that expresses the spare, transcendent asceticism of a prayer rendered in smoke, dissipating in midair.

    Sillage: Moderate
     Longevity: 4-10 hours

    The Bottle

    Our heavy flint glass bottles are produced in France by a family-owned glassmaker in operation since 1897.

    The Packaging

    All our packaging is manufactured and printed in the USA by independent family-owned and operated firms.
  • Matière Première

    In French, matière première, or first material, is natural raw material, called so because it is the starting point for a fragrance, but above all because it is essential, primordial. All Apoteker Tepe fragrances begin with rare and unusual matières premières individually sourced from small-batch and sustainable producers all over the world.

    Karasu contains:
    Costus Root CO2, India
    Hinoki Wood, Japan
    Gaharu Buaya, Indonesia