‘Angels’ drawing for uchishiki, Japan, Meiji (circa 1880), 90x47cm. This item closely relates to the object next to it on this rr page. As already said, to properly embroider custom-made auspicious designs on an altar cloths, a ‘guide’ or sample-drawing was needed. What we are offering here is such a thing (a lucky find from the depot of a Kyoto-based studio of uchishiki-maker): on lightweight hand-made Japanese paper, two angels (a male and a female) are sketched with sure hand. It is a design quite similar to that from the posting next to this. Good quality of drawing.