Art Institute of Chicago

Sutra Cover

China

Date

Ming dynasty (1368–1644), c. 1590's

Medium

Silk and gold-leaf-over-lacquered-paper strips, satin weave with patterning wefts; wrapped over cardboard and backed with paper; applied label of silk, plain weave; with inscribed title painted and/or printed with ink; sutra, accordion-mounted

Culture

China

Department

Textiles

Institution

Art Institute of Chicago

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