Japanese Wooden Shrine Plaque Ema Vtg Zodiac Snake Hanging Wish Shinto EM28 paper lantern holding a bundle of straws

holding a bundle of straws on her head

Wear and tear due to age

The title Kanji character says Seichu Gishin Meimei Kagami (誠忠義臣名々鏡）

Design: Gods of weather

Shimei shrine in Yogo area

Japanese Wooden Shrine Plaque Ema Vtg Zodiac Snake Hanging Wish Shinto EM28 paper lantern holding a bundle of strawsVintage Japanese Wooden Shrine Plaque, Ema This vintage Japanese ema plaque has a picture of a white snake looking at an orange rising sun. It also includes other graphic elements such as a flower and some inscriptions. It has a purple braided cord. Ema is a small wooden plaque used at Shinto, and sometimes Buddhist shrines, that worshipers can write their wishes, hopes, and dreams on. Once written, it is hung on a special wooden stand or tree where