Japanese Wooden Shrine Plaque Ema Vtg Shinto Hanging Wish Zodiac Monkeys EM11 bowl-lidded 16 cm long x 14

16 cm long x 14 cm wide x 23

Metal bell inside

Item weight: 354 grams

the upper right and bottom right back

Japanese Wooden Shrine Plaque Ema Vtg Shinto Hanging Wish Zodiac Monkeys EM11 bowl-lidded 16 cm long x 14Vintage 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 two Japanese macaque monkeys in front of a rising sun. Zodiac animal imagery is common around the New Year. It also