Japanese Wooden Shrine Plaque Ema Vtg Woman Poet Hanging Wish Shinto EM51 fabric art Item weight: 493 grams

Item weight: 493 grams

5 cm long x1

Colored a matte brown with lovely wood grain on display

opened: 66 cm long x 33

Furo is one of the many utensils required for tea ceremony

Japanese Wooden Shrine Plaque Ema Vtg Woman Poet Hanging Wish Shinto EM51 fabric art Item weight: 493 gramsVintage Japanese Wooden Shrine Plaque, Ema This vintage Japanese ema plaque has a picture of a woman sitting under a plum or cherry tree and contemplating the sun or moon in the sky. It has a purple braided cord. Ema is a small wooden plaque used at Shinto, and sometimes Buddhist shrines, that worshipers 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