Japanese Wooden Shrine Plaque Ema Vtg Shinto Hanging Wish Zodiac Rabbit EM20 photo This is a Japanese vintage

This is a Japanese vintage handwoven bamboo basket

Letters on the head read K 77

The design is a plum blossom

It contains 1 black wood plate and 8 white wood plates

Discoloration and stains on the inside and the outside

Japanese Wooden Shrine Plaque Ema Vtg Shinto Hanging Wish Zodiac Rabbit EM20 photo This is a Japanese vintageVintage 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 a lone white rabbit underneath a branch of red plum blossoms. Zodiac animal imagery is common around the New Year. It