Japanese Buddhist Altar Cloth Silk Uchishiki Vtg Embroidered Paulownia BA252 mushi-wan Design of a woman in

Design of a woman in a gown and a man in a tuxedo

Vintage Japanese Lacquered Wooden Oke Bucket

Golden vortex design

This small lidded square box is made for a single teacup

Japanese Buddhist Altar Cloth Silk Uchishiki Vtg Embroidered Paulownia BA252 mushi-wan Design of a woman inJapanese Uchishiki Embroidered Buddhist Altar Tablecloth This is a vintage Japanese Buddhist altar tablecloth, or uchishiki. Made of silk and other woven fabric, the backside is white with a dragon and a floral pattern while the front is also beige with an embroidered Paulownia gold tree with purple flowers. Uchishiki is mainly used by followers of Jodo Shinshu Buddhism on the upper table (Maejyoku) and the front table (Uwajyoku) in the Buddhist altar