B2 Taiwan Hinoki Wood 10 Fen Seal / Company Seal / Shimmering Wood Grain Seal

B2 Taiwan Hinoki Wood 10 Fen Seal / Company Seal / Shimmering Wood Grain Seal (Dimensions: 8cm (Length) * 3cm (Square)) Please note that product specifications are measured manually and a 1-2cm margin of error is considered normal. Product Highlights A Collector's Grade Auspicious Seal An Introduction to Taiwan Hinoki Wood (Taiwanese Agarwood) Hinoki wood is a precious native tree species from Taiwan that grows exceptionally slowly. Its wood is dense, and its essential oil carries a sweet aroma. It grows even slower than Taiwanese cypress, requiring an average of over 700 years to develop rich oiliness and a sweet fragrance. Superior quality Hinoki wood is primarily found in areas like Sanxia, Fuxing, and Zhudong in Taiwan, with smaller amounts also produced in Shanlinxi, Nantou. Historically, Hinoki wood was a highly valued building material, extensively logged for high-end furniture, Buddhist statues, and various Taoist incense products like sticks, coils, and powders, as well as incense bundles and accessories, all used to ward off misfortune and attract good fortune. Today, Taiwan Hinoki wood is classified as an endangered plant. The salvaged "fallen" Hinoki wood from early logging is scarce. Since the official "total ban on natural forest logging" was declared in 1991, mountains have been closed to harvesting. Connoisseurs who acquired early Hinoki wood are reluctant to part with it. Sourcing genuine Taiwan Hinoki wood burls is rarer than sourcing Indonesian agarwood, as only thousand-year-old Hinoki trees develop burls with gem-like, hardened oil deposits. These weathered burls are exceptionally rare and precious. (A Precious Organic Mineral) After thousands of years, aged Hinoki wood naturally dies in primitive forests. It then undergoes three to four decades of natural weathering, insect and ant erosion, and fungal decomposition of its non-oily sapwood. Only the oil-rich wood, commonly known as "fallen wood," remains. After years of sun and rain exposure, some pieces may crack and deform. It takes decades for stable, carve-able wood to become available. Thus, Taiwan Hinoki is a "national treasure," and weathered fallen Hinoki wood is a "gem." It is akin to organic minerals like agarwood, coral, or amber, requiring centuries or even millennia to transform into such a valuable raw material. The process is as lengthy as that of agarwood.