Japanese Wooden Shrine Plaque Ema Vtg Shinto Hanging Wish Zodiac Rooster EM5 wakasa nuri Antique Japanese Brass Yatate Sumi

Antique Japanese Brass Yatate Sumi Inkwell And Brush

Flower and bird

Packed weight: 276 grams

offering table

Red clay and green color

Japanese Wooden Shrine Plaque Ema Vtg Shinto Hanging Wish Zodiac Rooster EM5 wakasa nuri Antique Japanese Brass Yatate SumiVintage Japanese Wooden 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 rooster and chicken in front of a rising sun and a branch of white plum blossoms. Zodiac animal imagery is common