Vintage Japanese Ema Prayer Plaque Charger making it a statement piece

making it a statement piece in any room

Signed by the maker

An excellent way to set off decorative ceramics like bowls

This teardrop-form snuff bottle is worked in the Peking glass (bo li) overlay tradition — cobalt blue over white milk glass

Vintage Japanese Ema Prayer Plaque Charger making it a statement pieceEma 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