✳︎Book Title: City History Research Report Vol. 17 "Ema and Dedication Tablets of Kamifukuoka" ✳︎Publisher: Kamifukuoka City Board of Education (now Fujimino City) ✳︎Publication Date: March 31, Heisei 11 (1999) ✳︎Number of Pages: 97p ✳︎Condition: Library stamps present. 《Table of Contents》 Preface Explanations ① Ema and Dedication Tablets (Illustrations) Color Plates Large Ema (Pilgrimage/Wishes, Warriors/Legends, Praying Ema, Livelihoods, Performing Arts/Literature/Martial Arts) Small Ema (Praying/Eyes/Jizo/Soldiers, Animals, etc.: Oxen/Foxes/Roosters/Tengu) ② Explanations of Ema 1 Overview of Ema 2 Compilation of Ema, Dedication Tablets, and Gabled Tablets in Kamifukuoka (1) Types and Numbers (2) Eras (3) Ema Artists and Calligraphers (4) Manufacturers of Dedication Tablets and Gabled Tablets 3 Explanations and Classification of Ema (1) Oldest Ema in the City (2) Ema Designated as Cultural Properties of the City (3) Large Ema (Pilgrimage/Wishes, Warriors/Legends, Praying, Livelihoods, Performing Arts/Literature/Martial Arts) (4) Small Ema (Praying, Eyes, Jizo, Roosters, Soldiers, Oxen, Foxes) ③ Detailed Explanations of Ema and Dedication Tablets 1 Boatmen, Craftsmen, and Ema 2 Haiku Tablets and Baiken Setsunan 3 Dedication Tablets of Ryukōsho 4 Ema and Dedication Tablets Recorded in Old Documents 5 Ema Artist Kōho Yamazaki (Shunzan) 6 Investigation of Ema and Dedication Tablets by Infrared Photography ④ List of Ema and Dedication Tablets ⑤ Distribution Map of Ema and Dedication Tablets Citations and References List of Contributors and City History Compilation Staff Afterword This is a valuable report that comprehensively surveys the ema (votive tablets) and dedication tablets passed down in the former Kamifukuoka City (now part of Fujimino City), Saitama Prefecture. Ema are the crystallization of common people's prayers, and they can be found everywhere across the country, even in small village shrines. Their types are not limited to simple paintings of "horses." This book systematically presents illustrations of praying ema (mother and child, male and female), ema related to livelihoods, warriors, legends, and even small ema depicting "eye diseases, Jizo, soldiers, and tengu," which embody people's earnest wishes. It traces the rich photographs and historical materials that have been drawn and enshrined by hand as a magnificent crystallization of folk beliefs and paintings. While many local ema are often attributed to unknown artists, this book features a special section on the local artist Kōho Yamazaki (Shunzan), detailing his style and career. It is packed with essential data for tracing his roots. ◉⤵︎Search Terms #FolkToys #Ema #FolkBeliefs #Wishes Ema Selection Masanosuke Ishii Secret History of Ema Mingei Year of the Horse MUJI Lucky Bag Fortune and Prosperity Traditional Crafts Rural Stage Peasant Art Souvenir Collection Sōetsu Yanagi Keisuke Serizawa Kan Arai Twelve Zodiac Signs #NewYearDecorations New Year Decorations #ZodiacDecorations Zodiac Decorations folktoy