Japanese Buddhist Altar Silk Cloth Uchishiki Vtg Embroidered Phoenix Gold BA253 banquet 5 cm wide

5  cm wide

Vintage Japanese Wood Neck Rest

Packed Weight: 639 grams

Blue bamboo frame

Japanese company manufacturing and selling pottery and porcelain

Japanese Buddhist Altar Silk Cloth Uchishiki Vtg Embroidered Phoenix Gold BA253 banquet 5 cm wideJapanese 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 dragons and a floral pattern while the front is also white with an embroidered design of a Japanese phoenix in white, gold, green and purple. Uchishiki is mainly used by followers of Jodo Shinshu Buddhism on the upper table (Maejyoku) and the front table (Uwajyoku)