Japanese Buddhist Altar Silk Table Cloth Uchishiki Vtg Dragon Gold Red BA368 Imari-arita and white rooster and hen

Japanese Buddhist Altar Silk Table Cloth Uchishiki Vtg Dragon Gold Red BA368 Imari-arita and white rooster and henJapanese Uchishiki Embroidered Buddhist Altar Tablecloth This is a vintage Japanese Buddhist altar tablecloth, or uchishiki. Made of silk, the backside is white with a floral plum and cherry blossom pattern while the front is largely gold with some red in the back spaces, and a coiled dragon at the very center. Around it are paulownia leaves and blooms. Uchishiki is mainly used by followers of Jodo Shinshu Buddhism on the upper table (Maejyoku) and

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