Buddhist Altar Cloth

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Black cloth with repeating white ornate pattern. The pattern includes symmetrical designs featuring birds, flowers, and foliage. The background of the cloth is solid black. The white pattern consists of intricate designs arranged in a grid-like formation, with each section mirroring the one opposite to it. The cloth fills the image with a thin white border around it. Title: Buddhist Altar Cloth, Artist unknown.