Japanese Buddhist Altar Silk Table Cloth Uchishiki Vtg White Gold Flower UC5 Arare Pattern Words on the side of

Words on the side of the box: Shimeiho Goishi

there is a calligraphed poem which is about some crows flying by in the sunset

It is made of white

Design: Plant flowers and bee

so it was probably 1914

Japanese Buddhist Altar Silk Table Cloth Uchishiki Vtg White Gold Flower UC5 Arare Pattern Words on the side ofJapanese Uchishiki Embroidered Buddhist Altar Tablecloth This is a vintage Japanese Buddhist altar tablecloth or uchishiki. Made of silk, the backside and front top part is white with a floral pattern, while the front side is white ,gold, and green features lotus flowers. 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 such as New Year's