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Sutra Cover with Pattern of Running Rabbits among Scattered Flowers and Auspicious Symbols

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Red cover with gold pattern of rabbits running and scattered flowers, and auspicious symbols. A central orange rectangle with a thin white and black border contains 8 lines of black Chinese characters. The background of the cover features a repeating pattern of gold rabbits running amidst gold flowers on a red background. The cover appears worn, with fraying at the bottom.

Artwork details

Date:
16th century
Medium:
Silk
Culture:
China
Dimensions:
225 × 625 px
Museum record:
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