Vintage Japanese Ema Prayer Plaque Garden copper alloys and vitreous glass

copper alloys and vitreous glass enamel

created using the traditional tsutsugaki dyeing technique

Origin: Japan

emphasizing both material beauty and fine craftsmanship

prawn-red) ground is a color with long associations with mature feminine elegance in Japanese dress

Vintage Japanese Ema Prayer Plaque Garden copper alloys and vitreous glassEma are charming wooden plaques found at Shinto shrines and Buddhist temples in Japan, where visitors write their hopes, dreams, and prayers. These plaques, often adorned with beautiful imagery of animals or spiritual symbols, are then hung up at the shrine for the gods to receive. Whether asking for success, love, health, or protection for loved ones, ema serve as a deeply personal and symbolic way for people to connect with the divine, leaving their