Japanese Wooden Shrine Plaque Ema Vtg Rat Plum Nagara Tenjin Shrine Bell EM84 masu 5 cm wide x 12

5 cm wide x 12

The wood's natural knots and grain are accentuated by a natural brown varnish and general wear from decades of use

It has the crane-shaped Nishiren Shoshu sect mon on the front

One side displays beautiful branches of plum blossoms (ume)

This is a Japanese vintage bamboo hearth kettle hook

Japanese Wooden Shrine Plaque Ema Vtg Rat Plum Nagara Tenjin Shrine Bell EM84 masu 5 cm wide x 12Vintage Japanese Wooden Shrine Plaque, Ema This vintage Japanese ema plaque features a white rat in front of an ema plaque with the Japanese character kotobuki (longevity). A red sun and pink and white plum flowers are also painted. It has a purple braided cord and two attached bells. Ema is a small wooden plaque used at Shinto shrines, and sometimes Buddhist temples, that worshipers can write their wishes, hopes, and dreams on. Once written, it is