Sutra Cover
1590–1599
- Medium
- Silk and gold-leaf-over-lacquered-paper strips, plain weave with patterning wefts; wrapped over cardboard and partially backed with paper; applied label of silk, plain weave; with inscribed title painted and/or printed with ink
- Dimensions
- 35.1 × 12.1 cm (13 7/8 × 4 3/4 in.)
- Genre
- Textile
- Museum
- Art Institute of Chicago
Styles
Tags
silk (fiber)mingEast AsianChinese (culture or style)Textilepaper (fiber product)weavingasian