{"product_id":"shinme","title":"Shinme","description":"\u003cp\u003eVotive sculpture dedicated at a Shinto shrine, likely in Niigata prefecture. In Shinto belief, horses serve as mounts for the kami, and such figures were offered to shrines as substitutes for living horses. Shinme are shown riderless, as the kami are not given a physical form. Wear across the back suggests straw or cloth was laid on as a symbolic saddle.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe replacement base bears a handwritten inscription dated 22 July, Meiji 37 (1904) along with the characters for Niigata prefecture.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mingei Archive","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49589777924251,"sku":null,"price":1800.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0584\/2685\/1483\/files\/C38E6288-36B1-4914-90AB-4F5CAB5EF423.jpg?v=1789930587","url":"https:\/\/mingeiarchive.com\/products\/shinme","provider":"Mingei Archive","version":"1.0","type":"link"}