Japanese Wooden Shrine Plaque Ema Vtg Shinto Hanging Wish Zodiac Horse EM10 Dragon Tied by the metal wire

Tied by the metal wire

This is a girl doll wearing a kimono

Issued in 1915

Kanji on lid: Variety set of dishes for fish (sakana-zori iroiro-iri)

black Orin bell

Japanese Wooden Shrine Plaque Ema Vtg Shinto Hanging Wish Zodiac Horse EM10 Dragon Tied by the metal wireVintage 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 richly decorated black horse with a branch of white plum blossoms. Zodiac animal imagery is common around the New