Japanese Wooden Shrine Plaque Ema Vtg Shinto Hanging Wish Zodiac Monkeys EM11 Kokeshi Item weight: 1110 grams

Item weight: 1110 grams

Pocket size

There is a kanji "壽" written on the lid

42 cm long x 53 cm wide

This original oil painting on canvas board features a classic landscape of the densely tree-covered mountains of Japan's quiet countryside

Japanese Wooden Shrine Plaque Ema Vtg Shinto Hanging Wish Zodiac Monkeys EM11 Kokeshi Item weight: 1110 gramsVintage 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 two Japanese macaque monkeys in front of a rising sun. Zodiac animal imagery is common around the New Year. It also