Japanese Buddhist Altar Silk Table Cloth Uchishiki Gold Chrysanthemum Pink UC41 haiku Please use it when you

Please use it when you cannot wait until the candle is used up

It has four places to hold cards: three small cards and one bigger one

This piece is a round shallow bow shape with a slightly overhanding edge

inside: 24 x 33

kanji meaning: Shokon-Sai (Ceremony to invite and enshrine the spirits of the dead)

Japanese Buddhist Altar Silk Table Cloth Uchishiki Gold Chrysanthemum Pink UC41 haiku Please use it when youJapanese Uchishiki Embroidered Buddhist Altar Tablecloth This is a vintage Japanese Buddhist altar tablecloth or uchishiki. Made of silk, the backside is white with a cloud and dragon pattern, while the front side is a very light beige cream with large pink and purple chrysanthemums bordered with gold. Uchishiki is mainly used by followers of Jodo Shinshu Buddhism on the upper table (Maejyoku) and the front table (Uwajyoku) in the Buddhist altar