Period:Ming dynasty (1368–1644) Date:16th century Culture:China Medium:Silk and metallic thread Dimensions:Overall: 13 7/8 x 4 13/16 x 1/4 in. (35.2 x 12.2 x 0.6 cm) Classification:Textiles-Woven Credit Line:Purchase, Friends of Asian Art Gifts, in honor of James C. Y. Watt, 2011 Accession Number:2011.221.7 Sutra cover with repeating pattern of floral roundels on a small-scale overall background pattern of lozenges, each containing a swastika (wan, signifying 10, 000); gold metallic thread on a green background. Irregular silk twill with supplementary-weft patterning in metallic thread.
Period:Ming dynasty (1368–1644) Date:16th century Culture:China Medium:Silk and metallic thread Dimensions:Overall: 13 7/8 x 4 13/16 x 1/4 in. (35.2 x 12.2 x 0.6 cm) Classification:Textiles-Woven Credit Line:Purchase, Friends of Asian Art Gifts, in honor of James C. Y. Watt, 2011 Accession Number:2011.221.7 Sutra cover with repeating pattern of floral roundels on a small-scale overall background pattern of lozenges, each containing a swastika (wan, signifying 10, 000); gold metallic thread on a green background. Irregular silk twill with supplementary-weft patterning in metallic thread.