Sutra Cover
1590–1599
- Medium
- Silk and cotton, broken twill 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
- Dimensions
- 34.1 × 12.2 cm (13 3/8 × 4 3/4 in.); Weft repeat: H.: 8.8 cm (3 1/2 in.)
- Genre
- Textile
- Museum
- Art Institute of Chicago
Styles
Tags
silk (fiber)mingEast AsianChinese (culture or style)Textilepaper (fiber product)weavingasian