Japanese Wooden Shrine Plaque Ema Vtg Buddha Offering Life Feed Tigers EM64 framed katagami They are also commonly used

They are also commonly used for offering or serving sweet treats to nobility or guests

Japanese lacquered bamboo tray

Japanese bamboo water scoop

It is crafted from one singular piece of thick washi paper and the image is pressed in and colored

Body: 24 cm long x 2

Japanese Wooden Shrine Plaque Ema Vtg Buddha Offering Life Feed Tigers EM64 framed katagami They are also commonly usedVintage Japanese Wooden Shrine Plaque, Ema This vintage Japanese ema plaque has an illustration of Shashin shinko, literally meaning "offering one's body to feed tigers", a story featured in the Golden Light Sutra. Buddha is falling down from a cliff and there are three tigers on the bottom. The ema plaque has some inscriptions in red. Ema is a small wooden plaque used at Shinto shrines, and sometimes Buddhist temples, that worshipers can write their