Sutra Cover
1590–1599
- Medium
- Silk, twill weave self-patterned by areas of twill weave; wrapped over cardboard and backed with paper; applied label of silk, plain weave; with inscribed title painted and/or printed with ink
- Dimensions
- 33.9 × 12.1 cm (13 3/8 × 4 3/4 in.); Repeat: 11.2 × 10.8 cm (4 3/8 × 4 1/4 in.)
- Genre
- textile
- Museum
- Art Institute of Chicago
Styles
Tags
silk (fiber)mingEast AsianChinese (culture or style)Textilepaper (fiber product)weavingasian