Japanese Buddhist Altar Silk Table Cloth Uchishiki Orange Gold Kiku Flower UC37 gilt 9 cm wide x 7

9 cm wide x 7 cm tall x 3 cm deep

phone number 13 電話一三番

is an actual clay terracotta roofing tile with an orangish-brown glazed top surface

At the very bottom is a decorative square piece that features various makie paintings of flowers and symbolic birds on the front and simple cherry blossoms on the back

which means good luck (Sanbyoshi)

Japanese Buddhist Altar Silk Table Cloth Uchishiki Orange Gold Kiku Flower UC37 gilt 9 cm wide x 7Japanese Uchishiki Embroidered Buddhist Altar Tablecloth This is a vintage Japanese Buddhist altar tablecloth or uchishiki. Made of silk, the backside is white with a peony and karakusa vine pattern, while the front side is orange with gold, white, green, and blue that features a chrysanthemum. Uchishiki is mainly used by followers of Jodo Shinshu Buddhism on the upper table (Maejyoku) and the front table (Uwajyoku) in the Buddhist altar during events