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

Silk and gold-leaf-over-lacquered-paper strips, plain weave with supplementary patterning wefts bound in weft-float faced 1:2 'Z' twill interlacings
· Ming dynasty (1368–1644), c. 1590's

Silk and gold-leaf-over-lacquered-paper strips, plain weave with supplementary patterning wefts bound in weft-float faced 1:2 'Z' twill interlacings