Nikko Toshogu Shrine Year of the Rooster Ema kominka zakka Kataoka Seikan

Kataoka Seikan

This piece doesn’t have a metal hook attached to the back

At first the craftsman sketches out the design

and the kanji strokes for 88 are combined to make a single character read as kome

small kaiseki dishes

Nikko Toshogu Shrine Year of the Rooster Ema kominka zakka Kataoka Seikan*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 Chicken. 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