Japanese Ceramic Morishio Purifying Salt Plate Shinto Morijio Dish Charm Y294 kanzashi This vintage Japanese hanging scroll

This vintage Japanese hanging scroll (kakejiku or makimono) represents a monochrome mountain scenery

but also lift them from the ground or tabletop

likely as a representation of the Japanese saying "hyotan kara koma ga deru" which translates to "a horse comes out from a gourd"

These plates are a very simple style with a matte brown finish and feature calligraphy kanji written in gold paint that depict five standout kanji (雪 snow

Unglazed pot

Japanese Ceramic Morishio Purifying Salt Plate Shinto Morijio Dish Charm Y294 kanzashi This vintage Japanese hanging scrollVintage Japanese Morisho Salt Plate This is a vintage Japanese ceramic morishio salt dish. Also called morijio, this small round white plate is meant to be placed near doorways in businesses or restaurants as a means to ward off or absorb any evil or negative spirits or energy. The salt is typically arranged in a cone shape and when it becomes old or breaks apart, the salt is washed away with clean water. White Ceramic, pottery C1970 Item weight: 48