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Sutra Cover

Art Institute of Chicago

Artwork details

Date:
Ming dynasty (1368–1644), c. 1590s
Medium:
Silk, gold-leaf-over-lacquered-paper strips, plain weave with patterning wefts; wrapped over cardboard; applied label of paper, with inscribed title painted and/or printed with ink
Culture:
China
Dimensions:
1000 × 2250 px
Museum record:
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