Japanese Koya Cedar Wood Fan Uchiwa Kobo Daishi Buddhist Roukoshiiki Kanji U161 black and white This vintage Japanese ema plaque

This vintage Japanese ema plaque has a wood burning engraved picture of a sacred tree with some inscriptions

The Naruko doll makes it sound when you twist the head

Each box approx

pot 21cm long x 16 cm wide x 14 cm tall

Kanji on box: Ochouchin (lantern)

Japanese Koya Cedar Wood Fan Uchiwa Kobo Daishi Buddhist Roukoshiiki Kanji U161 black and white This vintage Japanese ema plaqueJapanese Wooden Fan This is a Japanese wooden fan or Uchiwa. Uchiwa is a traditional fan tool typically made of wood or bamboo and paper in a flat paddle like shape. This particular fan is made of paper thin slices of cedar wood collected from Koya, a place in western Wakayama Prefecture famous for the Buddhist temples on the mountain. This fan is a souvenir from the Koyasan Reihoukan Art Museum, a place that specializes in Heian and Kamakura period