Antique Japanese Buddhist Altar Tablecloth Uchishiki Triangle Uwajoku Maejyoku B wall hanging Japanese wooden storage box

Japanese wooden storage box

it is decorated with a bold handcarved peony as well as a scaly/hammered design

Please take a good look at the photo

circumference: about 78 cm

Kanji meaning: type of fish

Antique Japanese Buddhist Altar Tablecloth Uchishiki Triangle Uwajoku Maejyoku B wall hanging Japanese wooden storage boxJapanese Uchishiki Embroidered Buddhist Altar Tablecloth This is an antique Japanese Buddhist altar tablecloth Uchishiki. I think that this Uchishiki was made in the Meiji period. It is a floral pattern. Triangular uchishiki is mainly used by followers of Jodo Shinshu Buddhism as the upper table (Maejyoku) and the front table (Uwajyoku) in the Buddhist altar during events such as New Year's Day, the equinoctial week, Obon, and memorial services. Put