Japanese Buddhist Altar Silk Table Cloth Uchishiki Vtg Chrysanthemum Gold UC16 sometstuke Outside sides of top (shallowest)

Outside sides of top (shallowest) tier are delicate

Heavy creasing

This is a vintage Japanese bamboo basket for small Ikebana arrangements and decoration

Bow is missing

outside: 69 cm long x 29

Japanese Buddhist Altar Silk Table Cloth Uchishiki Vtg Chrysanthemum Gold UC16 sometstuke Outside sides of top (shallowest)Japanese 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 large peony pattern, while the front side is white with large blooming chrysanthemums (kiku) embroidered in brilliant gold with red accents. Uchishiki is mainly used by followers of Jodo Shinshu Buddhism on the upper table (Maejyoku) and the front table (Uwajyoku) in