Nikko Toshogu Shrine Year of the Monkey Ema kadai board and the exterior is decorated

and the exterior is decorated with Hakeme brushwork and two eggplants

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which is a circle formed by the thumb and the index finger

Shimodo Ryohei is a Kutani-ware potter and current master of Bansho Gama

Nikko Toshogu Shrine Year of the Monkey Ema kadai board and the exterior is decorated*SHIPPING OPTIONS VARY DEPENDING ON THE DESTINATION, PLEASE SCROLL TO THE END OF THIS LISTING FOR MORE DETAILS. This listing is for a large mid Showa Period ema from Toshogu Shrine in Nikko. It is hand painted and made to commemorate the Year of the Monkey. The kanji on the back says Nikko Toshogu Shrine and the kanji on the front reads as goshinboku. Goshinboku translates as honourable sacred tree, and are essentially regarded as religious artefacts.