Japanese Buddhist Altar Silk Table Cloth Uchishiki Vtg Ho-Oh Bird Gold Red UC15 fish Pumpkin design

Pumpkin design

[Holder] 15 cm long x 10 cm wide x 10 cm tall

Some slightly textured areas on top surface from production

ikebana arrangements

Item weight: 517 grams

Japanese Buddhist Altar Silk Table Cloth Uchishiki Vtg Ho-Oh Bird Gold Red UC15 fish Pumpkin designJapanese Uchishiki Embroidered Buddhist Altar Tablecloth This is a small vintage Japanese Buddhist altar tablecloth or uchishiki. Made of silk, the backside is white with a large peony pattern, while the front side is white with a pair of birds (likely Ho oh) embroidered in gold, red and green. Uchishiki is mainly used by followers of Jodo Shinshu Buddhism on the upper table (Maejyoku) and the front table (Uwajyoku) in the Buddhist altar during events