Japanese Wooden Shrine Plaque Ema Vtg Shinto Hanging Wish Zodiac Horse EM10 red Japanese Wooden lacquered bento box

Japanese Wooden lacquered bento box

Botan (clematis flower)

Small scratchs

Kanji: Sosen (artist)

Distortion is seen in the old plate

Japanese Wooden Shrine Plaque Ema Vtg Shinto Hanging Wish Zodiac Horse EM10 red Japanese Wooden lacquered bento boxVintage 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 richly decorated black horse with a branch of white plum blossoms. Zodiac animal imagery is common around the New