Japanese Wooden Shrine Plaque Ema Vtg Shinto Hanging Wish Zodiac Monkeys EM23 satsuma yaki 5 cm long x 34

5 cm long x 34 cm wide x 37

Inside: 10 x10 x 14 cm

Discoloration and stains on the paper box

5 cm tall (Include handle 9

Japanese Wooden Shrine Plaque Ema Vtg Shinto Hanging Wish Zodiac Monkeys EM23 satsuma yaki 5 cm long x 34Vintage 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