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Painted Prayers: The Japanese Folk Art Tradition of Ema

October 16, 2026 – April 4, 2027

Hours  ·  Tue-Wed, Thu, Sat-Sun 10am-5pm; Fri 10am-8pm; closed Mon

Mingei International Museum  ·  San Diego

1439 El Prado, San Diego, CA 92101

Painted Prayers: The Japanese Folk Art Tradition of Ema

<p>Painted Prayers: The Japanese Folk Art Tradition of Ema exhibition highlights one of Japan’s most fascinating folk painting traditions, ema – house-shaped wooden votive plaques offered as prayers in Japan’s Shinto shrines and Buddhist temples. Most ema are small and traditionally feature hand-pai

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