Japanese Wooden Shinto Ema Lucky Charm Health Shiko Munakata Buddhist Red EM92 cream Worn backing

Worn backing

5 cm tall x 13 cm wide x 2 cm thick

This black with beige vein stone was cut and polished into a mountainous shape

Blemish on silk backing

The top left has a small hole

Japanese Wooden Shinto Ema Lucky Charm Health Shiko Munakata Buddhist Red EM92 cream Worn backingVintage Japanese Wooden Decorative Plaque This vintage Japanese wooden plaque features a picture of a feminine face, likely a Buddhist figure, perhaps Kannon; as well as inscriptions in black ink. It has a purple braided cord. This panel is in a style similar to ema plaque found in shrines although it is not. Ema is a small wooden plaque used at Shinto shrines, and sometimes Buddhist temples, that worshipers can write their wishes, hopes, and dreams