{"product_id":"an-old-hand-painted-ko-ema-curious-depiction-of-the-lower-body","title":"An Old Hand Painted Ko Ema: Curious Depiction of the Lower Body","description":"\u003cp\u003eearly to mid twentieth century\u003cbr\u003e4 5\/8\" x 5 1\/4\", 11.5 cm x 13.5 cm\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is a charming, hand painted wooden tablet showing the lower body of a kimono-clad person dangling from behind a \u003cem\u003emaku\u003c\/em\u003e or a kind of bunting fabric.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis painted plaque is known as a \u003ci\u003eko ema.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA\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.  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSome \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 hand painted 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\u003eThis particular ema is said to be a petition for help with maladies of the lower body, legs and feet. Its swift painting and its limited palette of colors is expected for this kind of hand painted, rustic ema--and the image is charming, mysterious and powerful.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA wonderful, collectible and particularly well-painted and colored\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eema\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ewith rustic, spirited appeal.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRecommended.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sri","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46319050195130,"sku":null,"price":295.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0070\/9422\/files\/VotivePlaque33.jpg?v=1786994141","url":"https:\/\/www.srithreads.com\/products\/an-old-hand-painted-ko-ema-curious-depiction-of-the-lower-body","provider":"Sri","version":"1.0","type":"link"}