Japanese Wooden Lacquered Shinto Ema Plaque Vtg Aso Family Traffic Safety EM108 ukiyoe Japanese miniature

Japanese miniature

Japanese wood carving cat figurine

Round green and gold cloisonné

There is a hole in the bottom

this Ise katagami stencil features the traditional  yamaji zigzag pattern

Japanese Wooden Lacquered Shinto Ema Plaque Vtg Aso Family Traffic Safety EM108 ukiyoe Japanese miniatureVintage Japanese Wooden Decorative Plaque This vintage Japanese wooden souvenir plaque features a sentence and illustrations of Mt. Aso. It is lacquered in black and painted in gold, red, white, and green. It has calligraphy on the back. The plaque has a bell and a red and gold braided cord. Ema is a small wooden plaque used at Shinto shrines, and sometimes Buddhist temples, that worshipers can write their wishes, hopes, and dreams on. Once written,