{"product_id":"a-hand-painted-ema-shinto-devotional-plaque","title":"A Hand Painted Ema: Shinto Devotional Plaque","description":"\u003cp\u003emid twentieth century\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eimage size: 5 1\/4\" x 6 1\/2\", 13.5 cm x 16.5 cm\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is a charming, hand painted wooden tablet showing a devout woman in prayer.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is a \u003ci\u003eko ema.  A\u003c\/i\u003en \u003ci\u003eema\u003c\/i\u003e is a votive tablet offered by an individual to a Shinto temple either in petition for a favor or in thanks for a favor received.  Some \u003ci\u003eema\u003c\/i\u003e can be very large and hand painted.  They can depict battle scenes, sailing ships or other elaborate images.  \u003ci\u003eKo ema\u003c\/i\u003e are small votives which were mass-produced by itinerant painters who would sell the goods on roads leading to, or in front of, a shrine.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOften the image on the \u003ci\u003eko ema\u003c\/i\u003e is meaningful.  For example, the depiction of hands is asking for help with a deficit to the hand, the same with eyes, and so on.  This image of a praying woman clearly has some significance but its true meaning has not come to light, as much as we may want to speculate on it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe image is efficiently painted using only four colors and the object is quickly assembled with lightweight wood.  Note the handwriting in pencil on the front and back of this\u003cem\u003e ema.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA wonderful thing with rustic appeal.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sri","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47139830104111,"sku":"lcy1794054792410","price":59.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0764\/7005\/9055\/files\/a-hand-painted-ema-shinto-devotional-plaque_1.jpg?v=1794054798","url":"https:\/\/heelcounterstabclad.shop\/products\/a-hand-painted-ema-shinto-devotional-plaque","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}