Japanese Wooden Shinto Ema Plaque Tegata Vtg Tanka Poem Hagi Yamaguchi EM109 shamoji Japanese porcelain plate

Japanese porcelain plate

The frame is natural bamboo and there is a name printed on the back

The front latch features an embossed image of birds with flowers and pine trees

uchishiki is mainly used by followers of Jodo Shinshu Buddhism as the upper table (Maejyoku) and the front table (Uwajyoku) in the Buddhist altar during events such as New Year's Day

Design: Buddhist monk Rennyo

Japanese Wooden Shinto Ema Plaque Tegata Vtg Tanka Poem Hagi Yamaguchi EM109 shamoji Japanese porcelain plateVintage Japanese Wooden Decorative Plaque This vintage Japanese wooden souvenir plaque features illustrations of the castle town Hagi in Yamaguchi. On the back, it has calligraphy and a Japanese poem Tanka by Shoin Yoshida, a Samurai in the late Edo era. This plaque has a bell and a red and 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 dreams