Sutra Cover
1590–1599
- Medium
- Silk, 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 board
- Dimensions
- 34.6 × 12 cm (13 5/8 × 4 3/4 in.); Warp repeat: H.: 15.3 cm (6 in.)
- Genre
- Textile
- Museum
- Art Institute of Chicago
Styles
Tags
silk (fiber)mingEast AsianChinese (culture or style)Textileweavingasian