Kashihara Jingu Shrine Ema vintage pickling crock The Emperor himself acquired a

The Emperor himself acquired a Higuma bear made by a highly talented carver named Umetaro Matsui in 1938

a chunk missing along the edge on the bottom

Kamachi Gama was the official kiln of the former Yanagawa clan

The tachizuru design is derived from Korean tea bowls and appears on teaware created by Kichizaemon IX

8cm (3”) x L

Kashihara Jingu Shrine Ema vintage pickling crock The Emperor himself acquired a*SHIPPING OPTIONS VARY DEPENDING ON THE DESTINATION, PLEASE SCROLL TO THE END OF THIS LISTING FOR MORE DETAILS. This listing is for a wooden ema from Kashihara Jingu Shrine in Nara. Kashihara Jingu was built in 1890 at the site where Emperor Jimmu was said to have acceded to the throne in the year 660. The front of the ema is decorated with a traditional jukendo performance held annually at the shrine on February 11th. This particular ema was most