Vintage Japanese Ema Votive Plaque Hand-Painted Samurai Shrine Offering Wishes & Blessings 6" Katanadansu His influence extended beyond erotic

His influence extended beyond erotic art: he also collaborated with Hiroshige on The Sixty-Nine Stations of the Kisokaidō

5 x 34 cm) and remains in fine condition

5" tall (25 x 37 cm)

Condition: Good—rich color

Date to the mid or late Showa era

Vintage Japanese Ema Votive Plaque Hand-Painted Samurai Shrine Offering Wishes & Blessings 6" Katanadansu His influence extended beyond eroticJapanese 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