Japanese Wooden Shrine Plaque Ema Vtg Shinto Hanging Wish Zodiac Rats EM24 poetry Design of peony flowers and

Design of peony flowers and leaves

21 cm long x 12

Japanese stone paperweight

7 cm long x 25

Vtg Japanese Plaster Figurine Piggy Bank

Japanese Wooden Shrine Plaque Ema Vtg Shinto Hanging Wish Zodiac Rats EM24 poetry Design of peony flowers andVintage 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 family of white rats taking old koban gold coins from a red bag. Zodiac animal imagery is common around the New