Japanese Wooden Shrine Plaque Ema Vtg Shinto Hanging Wish Zodiac Ox Cow EM22 bonsai stand 5 cm wide x 7

5 cm wide x 7 cm tall

Packed weight: 944 grams

It is used to make offerings to Shinto gods

Tiny chips on bowl top edge

This is a vintage Japanese plaster mask (Omen)

Japanese Wooden Shrine Plaque Ema Vtg Shinto Hanging Wish Zodiac Ox Cow EM22 bonsai stand 5 cm wide x 7Vintage 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 plump baby riding a black cow (ox) while holding a branch of plum blossoms. Zodiac animal imagery is common around