Lot Essay
From early times horses were donated to shrines, but later in the Edo Period Ema were given to represent the gift of a horse.
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EDO PERIOD (19TH CENTURY)
Details
An Ema [Votive Plaque]
Edo Period (19th century)
The wood frame painted with ink and pigments with a horse and inscribed with the commissioner's name Takon Rojiro, dated Bunka juyonnen [an auspicious day in 1817] and hinjo [frequently riding]
77.5cm. high
Edo Period (19th century)
The wood frame painted with ink and pigments with a horse and inscribed with the commissioner's name Takon Rojiro, dated Bunka juyonnen [an auspicious day in 1817] and hinjo [frequently riding]
77.5cm. high
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