DepartmentAsia

Shrine Plaque (Ema)

NameShrine Plaque (Ema)

Date20th century

Place madeJapan, East Asia, Asia

MediumWood, Paint

Dimensions4.75"L X 3.25"H X .1875"D

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of Lloyd E. Cotsen and the Neutrogena Corporation, A.1995.93.

Object numberA.1995.93.1716

Collections

The Lloyd Cotsen & Neutrogena Collection

DescriptionA baby boy is painted on a wooden shrine plaque; a purple cord is tied through a hole in the top; colors are white, blue, green, red, yellow, purple; materials are wood, paint, cord; object was carved, painted, tied.

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