Antique Japanese Buddhist Altar Tablecloth Uchishiki Triangle Maejyoku BU925 countryside Packed weight: 276 grams

Packed weight: 276 grams

Crack and chip on the rim

Packed weight: 332 grams

Duble doors(curved door)

Chicken design

Antique Japanese Buddhist Altar Tablecloth Uchishiki Triangle Maejyoku BU925 countryside Packed weight: 276 gramsJapanese Uchishiki Embroidered Buddhist Altar Tablecloth This is an antique Japanese Buddhist altar tablecloth Uchishiki. I think it was probably used around the Meiji era. Embroidered with a picture of a Shishi lion. Triangular uchishiki is mainly used by followers of Jodo Shinshu Buddhism as the upper table (Maejyoku) and the front table (Uwajyoku) in the Buddhist altar during events such as New Year's Day, the equinoctial week, Obon, and memorial