Japanese Buddhist Altar Silk Table Cloth Uchishiki Embroidered Gold Dragon UC40 koro 45 cm long x 29

45 cm long x 29

Signature on the bottom: 文吉 (Bunkichi)

and Nagano Matsumoto city Sasai brewery

It comes with a paper box

Japanese poem on the cup - Poet Kenji Miyazawa

Japanese Buddhist Altar Silk Table Cloth Uchishiki Embroidered Gold Dragon UC40 koro 45 cm long x 29Japanese Uchishiki Embroidered Buddhist Altar Tablecloth This is a vintage Japanese Buddhist altar tablecloth or uchishiki. Made of silk, the backside and the top border are white with a subtle dragon and cloud pattern, while the front side is gold with a grand gold embroidered dragon with resin eyes and claws. Uchishiki is mainly used by followers of Jodo Shinshu Buddhism on the upper table (Maejyoku) and the front table (Uwajyoku) in the Buddhist