Votive picture of a shipwreck

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Seto Inland Sea Folk History Museum
Takamatsu City, Japan

This ema votive picture may depict a shipwreck, but it was placed at a shrine in gratitude for having been able to come back from such horror safely. It was dedicated at Hiroshima Shrine on the island of Hiroshima in Marugame City.
Found in Hiroshima,Marugame City,Kagawa Prefecture.

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Title: Votive picture of a shipwreck
Creator: Unknown
Date: 1882
Physical Dimensions: w63.5 cm
Type: wooden
External Link: http://www.pref.kagawa.jp/setorekishi/

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