Kneeling neatly with its slender body pointed upward, this figure is raising its chin upwards with the eyes closed gently. The figure’s outfit is expressed boldly with its loose sleeves fluttering over its face, while its two hands are holding an incense burner. “Incensing,” or kunsen in Japanese, originally meant “being permeated with fragrance” and later changed in meaning to signify “receiving good influence.” The creator, Goto Seiichi, was an artist representing the early Showa period (1926-1989) and learned woodworking from Takamura Koun (1852-1934). “Incensing” is assumed to have been inspired by “Queen Maya and Heavenly Beings,” a statue of heavenly figures currently housed in the Tokyo National Museum.