Japanese Wooden Shrine Plaque Ema Vtg Zodiac Snake Hanging Wish Shinto EM28 paper lantern The title Kanji character says

The title Kanji character says Seichu Gishin Meimei Kagami (誠忠義臣名々鏡）

outside: 30

holding a bundle of straws on her head

Kanjis: Edo meisho (Famous places in Edo)

Green tea bowl: Raku chawan

Japanese Wooden Shrine Plaque Ema Vtg Zodiac Snake Hanging Wish Shinto EM28 paper lantern The title Kanji character saysVintage Japanese Wooden Shrine Plaque, Ema This vintage Japanese ema plaque has a picture of a white snake looking at an orange rising sun. It also includes other graphic elements such as a flower and some inscriptions. It has a purple braided cord. Ema is a small wooden plaque used at Shinto, and sometimes Buddhist shrines, that worshipers can write their wishes, hopes, and dreams on. Once written, it is hung on a special wooden stand or tree where