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Sutra Cover with Multicolored Clouds on an Overall Fretwork

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Rectangular textile with multicolored clouds on a fretwork-patterned background. The background is dark brown with a repeating gold fretwork pattern. The clouds are red, pink, white, blue and purple. The clouds have gold outlines.

Artwork details

Date:
16th century
Medium:
Silk
Culture:
China
Dimensions:
234 × 625 px
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