Japanese Buddhist Altar Silk Table Cloth Uchishiki Chrysanthemum Red Gold UC22 cards Design: Pine leaves

Design: Pine leaves

5 cm long x 12 cm wide x 20

It is lusterware and finished with an opalescent metallic glaze that gives it its rainbow color

185 cm long x 60 cm wide (ends) x 54 cm wide (paper)

Japanese Buddhist Altar Silk Table Cloth Uchishiki Chrysanthemum Red Gold UC22 cards Design: Pine leavesJapanese Uchishiki Embroidered Buddhist Altar Tablecloth This is a large vintage Japanese Buddhist altar tablecloth or uchishiki. Made of silk, the backside and the top border are white with a large chrysanthemum and paulownia flower pattern, while the front side is a combination of bright red and gold featuring chrysanthemums and paulownia flowers. Uchishiki is mainly used by followers of Jodo Shinshu Buddhism on the upper table (Maejyoku) and the