Sutra Cover
· Ming dynasty (1368–1644), c. 1590s

Silk, gold-leaf-over-lacquered-paper strips, plain weave with patterning wefts; wrapped over cardboard; applied label of paper, with inscribed title painted and/or printed with ink
· Ming dynasty (1368–1644), c. 1590s

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