Sutra Cover

China

mingChinese (culture or style)East Asianasiantextileweaving

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

Dimensions

36.9 × 12.2 cm (14 1/2 × 4 3/4 in.); Warp repeat: H.: 16.8 cm (6 3/4 in.); Tended: 36.9 × 61.1 cm (14 1/2 × 24 in.)

Museum

Art Institute of Chicago

Location

Chicago, IL

Credit

Alyce and Edwin DeCosta and The Walter E. Heller Foundation Endowment

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