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Sutra Cover

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The Sutra Cover by an unknown artist shows a gray rectangle with a floral pattern. A central vertical rectangle features black Chinese characters and a circular symbol. The central rectangle has a thin white border, a thicker black border, and a thin white border. The background rectangle has a thin black border around it.

Artwork details

Date:
16th century
Medium:
Silk
Culture:
China
Dimensions:
239 × 624 px
Museum record:
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