Japanese Wooden Shrine Plaque Ema Vtg Rat Plum Nagara Tenjin Shrine Bell EM84 masu The wood's natural knots and

The wood's natural knots and grain are accentuated by a natural brown varnish and general wear from decades of use

This is a Japanese vintage bamboo hearth kettle hook

Metal sculpture

1 cm wide x 4

It has the crane-shaped Nishiren Shoshu sect mon on the front

Japanese Wooden Shrine Plaque Ema Vtg Rat Plum Nagara Tenjin Shrine Bell EM84 masu The wood's natural knots andVintage Japanese Wooden Shrine Plaque, Ema This vintage Japanese ema plaque features a white rat in front of an ema plaque with the Japanese character kotobuki (longevity). A red sun and pink and white plum flowers are also painted. It has a purple braided cord and two attached bells. Ema is a small wooden plaque used at Shinto shrines, and sometimes Buddhist temples, that worshipers can write their wishes, hopes, and dreams on. Once written, it is