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Book or Sutra Cover with Lady Bearing a Conch

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The image features a vertical, rectangular artwork with rounded edges. The artwork depicts a woman with a white face and brown hair, wearing a large orange robe with blue and yellow trim. The robe is billowy and folds around her body. She holds a conch shell to her lips. The background is green with a floral pattern featuring pink flowers, orange and yellow leaves, and white and orange clouds at the bottom. The woman stands on clouds. The overall design suggests a Buddhist influence.

Artwork details

Date:
16th century
Medium:
Plain weave silk with supplementary silk weft patterning
Culture:
China
Dimensions:
340 × 624 px
Museum record:
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