Japanese Wooden Shrine Plaque Ema Vtg Shinto Hanging Wish Zodiac Rats EM24 poetry Kanji on the lid inside:

Kanji on the lid inside: Memorial

Japanese stone paperweight

Item of Tachikichi

Material: Nylon

Japanese Wooden Shrine Plaque Ema Vtg Shinto Hanging Wish Zodiac Rats EM24 poetry Kanji on the lid inside:Vintage 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 family of white rats taking old koban gold coins from a red bag. Zodiac animal imagery is common around the New