Japanese Buddhist Altar Tablecloth Uchishiki Square Uwajoku Maejyoku Gold BU936 Calligraphy 8th Class White Paulownia Badge

8th Class White Paulownia Badge (勲八等白色桐葉章)

Cracked lid (structurally sound)

the famous Osu Antique Market in Nagoya

5 cm wide x 12

one of the oriental zodiac symbols

Japanese Buddhist Altar Tablecloth Uchishiki Square Uwajoku Maejyoku Gold BU936 Calligraphy 8th Class White Paulownia BadgeJapanese Uchishiki Embroidered Buddhist Altar Tablecloth This is a vintage Japanese Buddhist altar tablecloth Uchishiki. It has embroidered with a phoenix pattern. Sects other than the Jodo Shinshu sect (Jodo sect, Nichiren sect, Soto sect, Shingon sect, etc.) use the square uchishiki. Decorate on the upper table (Maejyoku) and the front table (Uwajyoku) in the Buddhist altar during events such as New Year's Day, the equinoctial week, Obon, and