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Sutra cover with phoenixes amid flowers

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Red rectangular fabric with golden phoenixes and flowers. The fabric is mostly red with a repeating pattern of golden designs. There are two phoenixes on the fabric. The phoenix on the bottom-left faces right and the phoenix on the upper-right faces left. The phoenixes have long tails. The fabric has flowers and leaves throughout. The background behind the fabric is gray on the left and right sides and white in the middle.

Artwork Details

Date
16th century
Medium
Silk satin with supplementary metal thread weft patterning
Culture
China
Dimensions
469 × 625 px
Public Domain
Yes
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