Sutra Cover

· Ming dynasty (1368–1644), c. 1590's

Silk, gold-leaf-over-lacquered-paper strips, warp-float faced 4:1 satin weave with supplementary patterning wefts bound in 1:4 weft float faced satin interlacings; label: silk, plain weave; painted with ink; over paper

Art Institute of Chicago · CC0 1.0

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