Vintage Japanese Ema Votive Plaque Hand-Painted Samurai Shrine Offering Wishes & Blessings 6" Katanadansu Hand painted on silk with

Hand painted on silk with Koi fish and lotus

Signature/Seals: printed “Goyō ga”

symbolic imagery like dragons and clouds

Length  = " (150cm)

This depiction underscores his association with wisdom and the knowledge of all things natural

Vintage Japanese Ema Votive Plaque Hand-Painted Samurai Shrine Offering Wishes & Blessings 6" Katanadansu Hand painted on silk withJapanese Ema Votive PlaqueJapan, mid 20th century to contemporaryDimensions: 6" x 4" This hand painted Ema () is a traditional wooden votive plaque used at Shint shrines and Buddhist temples throughout Japan. Visitors purchase these small tablets, write their wishes or prayers upon them, and hang them at the shrine, where they are believed to be received by the kami (deities) or Buddhist figures enshrined there. The practice dates back to the Heian