Vintage Japanese Ema Votive Plaque Hand-Painted Samurai Shrine Offering Wishes & Blessings 6" Paper This large 57" by 55"

This large 57" by 55" piece has various indigo

with jointed traditional construction

And weighs over 6lbs

The Great Kantō Earthquake of 1923 destroyed many of his blocks and sketches

It was used in its day to transport the tools of an itinerant craftsman from town to town

Vintage Japanese Ema Votive Plaque Hand-Painted Samurai Shrine Offering Wishes & Blessings 6" Paper This large 57" by 55"Japanese Ema Votive PlaqueJapan, mid 20th century to contemporaryDimensions: 6" x 4" This hand painted Ema () is a traditional wooden votive plaque used at Shint shrines and Buddhist temples throughout Japan. Visitors purchase these small tablets, write their wishes or prayers upon them, and hang them at the shrine, where they are believed to be received by the kami (deities) or Buddhist figures enshrined there. The practice dates back to the Heian