Ema Japanese Prayer Board, Folk Craft Dog

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NAME: Japanese ema or prayer board with a folk craft dog

SIZE: Height 2-5/8" (6.9cm) to the top point, 4-1/16" (10.5cm) long

CONDITION: Wide scratch about 1" long in lower right (in picture) corner.

NOTES: Part of a collection from Japan.

An ema board or prayer board is a method by which people make wishes, prayers or thanks to the dieties by writing it down on the board and hanging it at a shrine. The art work traditionally depicts the Zodiac animals, historic stories, folklore characters and stories, etc., but modern characters are also included now. Ema boards which have been offered are not resold.

This product was added to our catalog on Tuesday 26 April, 2011.