Japanese Wooden Shrine Plaque Ema Vtg Shinto Hanging Wish Zodiac Ox Cow EM3 tanuki Packed weight 853 grams

Packed weight 853 grams

It is a lucky charm of longevity and marital harmony

Some Kanji letters we can read from the calligraphy mean color and snow

Snake is one of the 12 oriental zodiacs

Item weight:  387 grams

Japanese Wooden Shrine Plaque Ema Vtg Shinto Hanging Wish Zodiac Ox Cow EM3 tanuki Packed weight 853 gramsVintage Japanese Wooden 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 black cow (ox) resting next to a merchant man. Zodiac animal imagery is common around the New Year. It also features a