Sandalwood, Japanese Painting Bijinga Incense, 15 Sticks

At a glance

• Sandalwood is presented on its own for a clean, refined woody fragrance
• Bijinga packaging references the ukiyo-e tradition of portraits of women
• Short 15 to 17 minute burn makes it easy to enjoy without filling a whole evening

This is the most straightforward fragrance in the Japanese Painting collection: sandalwood itself is the point.

Kousaido describes it as refined and fresh, keeping the familiar woody character clear rather than surrounding it with a long list of floral or fruity notes.

The box uses bijinga, a genre of Japanese art centred on portraits of women. That visual reference differentiates it from the Ukiyo-e trio while the compact 15-stick format keeps it easy to explore as a new scent.