MERIDIAN HARMONY

Meridian Harmony 合脈方物

The register of Chinese formulas & materials.

Blended incense, worn on the wrist. Polished stone to follow.

Open the register
The Moonlit Osmanthus bracelet with 12 mm beads, a 3D rendering
合脈方物
Plate I. Scent No. 01, Moonlit Osmanthus, with 12 mm beads. A 3D rendering, to scale.

Volume I

The Scent Register

Hexiang 合香 is the Chinese craft of blending incense from several materials. Here the blends are powdered and shaped into beads by hand, to wear.

Four entries so far

香譜

  1. Scent No. 01

    Moonlit Osmanthus

    伴月木樨香

    Sweet osmanthus first, then warm wood and the soft, vanilla-like resin of benzoin. For autumn evenings.

    Materials
    Golden osmanthus, agarwood accord, sandalwood, benzoin.
  2. Scent No. 02

    Jasmine Snowfall

    茉莉吹雪香

    Small-flowered jasmine over a thread of tea, with sandalwood and agarwood beneath. The lightest of the four, and a good first one.

    Materials
    Small-flowered jasmine, agarwood accord, sandalwood, dried tea.
  3. Scent No. 03

    Goose-Pear Canopy

    鵝梨帳中香

    Crisp pear first, deepening into honeyed agarwood and creamy sandalwood. For long hours of reading or work.

    Materials
    Agarwood accord, sandalwood, goose pear, Pu’er tea leaves.
  4. Scent No. 04

    Warm and resinous: frankincense and agarwood, the green, rooty edge of chuanxiong, a little rose and a soft ambergris accord. The richest of the four.

    Materials
    Agarwood accord, sandalwood, frankincense, chuanxiong (Sichuan lovage root), rose dew, ambergris accord. The agarwood and ambergris here are accords: nothing in this blend comes from a whale.

Volume II · 石譜

The Stone Register. Polished stone, with the origin, mineral and hardness entered for each piece. In preparation.

The seal 印

Your name, as a seal.

For more than two thousand years, Chinese seals have signed letters, books and paintings. Type a name, in Latin letters or in Chinese, and it is set as one.

Style

Meridian Harmony 合脈方物

Entered in the register

Your name