Japanese Antique Hand-painted Ema Votive Painting of Empress Jingu

Hand-painted Ema left at Shinto shrines for the deities to hear prayers, featuring Empress Jingu who was a symbol of feminine strength and power. Front: Anei -Year of the Dog (1778) - Offering Osakka Castle Painting -Tomiinoru Sanro Syutai (possibly the painter's name) Mineral pigment Sugi - Japanese cedar wood Edo Era 1778 25" x 34.5" x 1.625" (height, width, depth)