Japanese Buddhist Altar Table Silk Cloth Uchishiki Rectangle Kyozukue Mon BA566 Tokoname ware Design: Scraped on the side

Design: Scraped on the side

Shashin jiho (写真時報）

This wooden box comes with the original paper box and an instructional pamphlet about care and display of hanging scrolls

some trees with big branches can be seen in the background

Japanese Buddhist Altar Table Silk Cloth Uchishiki Rectangle Kyozukue Mon BA566 Tokoname ware Design: Scraped on the sideJapanese Uchishiki Embroidered Buddhist Altar Tablecloth This is a vintage Japanese Buddhist altar tablecloth or uchishiki. Made of silk, the back is white with a chrysanthemum pattern, while the front is a soft beige with colorful mon symbols of various designs. This tablecloth is rectangular and has purple and gold tassels on the front two corners. It sits on top of the kyozukue surface. Uchishiki is mainly used by followers of Jodo Shinshu Buddhism