Japanese Wooden Shrine Plaque Ema Vtg Shinto Hanging Wish Zodiac Monkeys EM23 satsuma yaki Small crack lines on the

Small crack lines on the bottom

We picked this up from the famous Osu Antique Market in Nagoya

36 cm long x 30 cm wide x 8

Carved marks depicting the feathers

Different shades of green Bamboo Leaves

Japanese Wooden Shrine Plaque Ema Vtg Shinto Hanging Wish Zodiac Monkeys EM23 satsuma yaki Small crack lines on theVintage 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 sitting on a pine tree branch in front of a rising sun. Zodiac animal imagery is common