Japanese Wooden Shrine Plaque Ema Vtg Saigo Takamori Nanshu Shrine EM74 weights Japanese Crystal Viewing Stone Ornament

Japanese Crystal Viewing Stone Ornament

I think it was probably used around the Taisho era

Packed Weight: 933 grams

it is shallow and slightly angled to give the base of an arrangement a unique look

Item weight:  20 grams

Japanese Wooden Shrine Plaque Ema Vtg Saigo Takamori Nanshu Shrine EM74 weights Japanese Crystal Viewing Stone OrnamentVintage Japanese Wooden Shrine Plaque, Ema This vintage Japanese ema plaque represents a man, likely Saigo Takamori, standing in Western style clothing and holding a sword and a mountain or volcano in the background. The ema board has some inscriptions with the name of the shrine and an attached white braided cord. Ema is a small wooden plaque used at Shinto shrines, and sometimes Buddhist temples, that worshipers can write their wishes, hopes, and