Japanese Buddhist Altar Silk Table Cloth Uchishiki Vtg Ho-Oh Bird Gold Red BA366 signed A small kenzan

A small kenzan

Blue and white flower pattern

Please note that due to this item's large size and odd shape

Vtg Japanese Haori Himo Kimono Accessory

Mold mark on the corner

Japanese Buddhist Altar Silk Table Cloth Uchishiki Vtg Ho-Oh Bird Gold Red BA366 signed A small kenzanJapanese 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 chrysanthemum and paulownia pattern while the front is a light brown background detailed gold designs featuring the mythological bird Ho oh which has been a longstanding motif in Japanese Buddhism. Uchishiki is mainly used by followers of Jodo Shinshu Buddhism on the upper table