Japanese Wooden Shrine Plaque Ema Vtg Shinto Hanging Wish Zodiac Dragon EM9 Scroll This is a Japanese vintage

This is a Japanese vintage metal pin badge from the Dai Nippon Butoku Kai

The character symbolizes the wish for happiness and is would be used to mark important events

outside:14 x 14 x 14

Signature of the artist on the bottom

It is sewn onto a sturdy ring with rope for easy fastening

Japanese Wooden Shrine Plaque Ema Vtg Shinto Hanging Wish Zodiac Dragon EM9 Scroll This is a Japanese vintageVintage Japanese Wooden Shrine Plaque, Ema Ema is a small wooden plaque used at Shinto, and sometimes Buddhist shrines, that worshippers can write their wishes, hopes, and dreams on. Once written, it is hung on a special wooden stand or tree where the kami (spirits or gods) are thought to receive them. This ema plaque has a picture of a white horned dragon clutching a crystal ball in front of a rising sun. Zodiac animal imagery is common around the