Japanese Wooden Shrine Plaque Ema Vtg Shinto Hanging Wish Zodiac Rooster EM5 Plates Goshoguruma

Goshoguruma

it is hung on a special wooden stand or tree where the kami (spirits or gods) are thought to receive them

8 cm long x 10

15 cm long x 15 cm wide x 14 cm tall

5 cm long x 3 cm wide x 5

Japanese Wooden Shrine Plaque Ema Vtg Shinto Hanging Wish Zodiac Rooster EM5 Plates GoshogurumaVintage Japanese Wooden 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 white rooster and chicken in front of a rising sun and a branch of white plum blossoms. Zodiac animal imagery is common