Japanese Buddhist Altar Silk Table Cloth Uchishiki Vtg Cherry Blossoms BA370 sometstuke Design: cat clay bell

Design: cat clay bell

Item weight:  164 grams

Gongyo means reciting sutras at a fixed time every day and striving to practice Buddhism

The picture shows the portrait of a middle-aged man wearing kimono

19 cm wide x 7 cm tall x 6

Japanese Buddhist Altar Silk Table Cloth Uchishiki Vtg Cherry Blossoms BA370 sometstuke Design: cat clay bellJapanese 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 and folding fan pattern, while the front side is a coppery orange with gold, white, blue and purple that features cherry blossoms and leaves. Uchishiki is mainly used by followers of Jodo Shinshu Buddhism on the upper table (Maejyoku) and the front table (Uwajyoku) in the