Japanese Buddhist Altar Silk Table Cloth Uchishiki Embroidered Gold Inari UC31 shunga Item weight: 755 grams

Item weight:  755 grams

3 cm long x 27 cm wide

29 cm long x 21 cm tall x 2 cm thick

rocky coastal cliff on the ocean

this katagami stencil with silk mesh backing is decorated with long lines of forested mountains and seasonal displays of popular plants and flowers

Japanese Buddhist Altar Silk Table Cloth Uchishiki Embroidered Gold Inari UC31 shunga Item weight: 755 gramsJapanese 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 subtle chrysanthemum and paulownia flower pattern, while the front side is a vivid red color with a gold embroidered houshu no tama flame commonly associated with Inari and fox spirits. The wispy cloud beneath the flame is also embroidered with blue and white silk