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Wooden Horse Folk Art Japan -Yawata Uma - Green Hand Painted 9" Tall
$ 13.19
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Wooden Horse Folk Art Japan - Yawata Uma - Square with Bristle Mane - Green Hand Painted - 9" Tall x 6" Wide x 2.5" Thick"It is said that the wooden horses were originally made by farmers in the off-season to be sold as souvenirs of the Kushihiki Hachiman-gu Shrine annual festival, and became known as “Yawata-uma”. (“Yawata” is another reading of “Hachiman”.) The gorgeous patterns painted on the wooden horses reflected the way real horses were traditionally adorned for rural weddings in the region. The Yawata-uma is one of Japan’s “migoma” or three wooden horses, and as they bring good luck, they are often given as mementos of celebrations such as weddings and new buildings."