Sutra Cover, Brocade with Lattice Design

Original Language Title八達暈錦佛經封面

CultureChinese

Date16th-17th century

MediumSilk brocade

DimensionsOverall: 14 1/2 × 5 3/4 inches (36.83 × 14.61 cm)

Credit LinePurchase: William Rockhill Nelson Trust

Object number35-279/40 A

On View

Not on view

Collections

East Asian Art

Terms

DescriptionYellow silk brocaded in shades of red, pink, and blue, outlined in gold thread. Design of conventionalized rosettes and clouds in formal arrangement.Exhibition History

Exhibition History

Emperors, Scholars and Temples: Tastemakers of China’s Ming and Qing Dynasties, The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, August 12, 2016 – January, 2017.

Provenance

Purchased through Laurence Sickman by The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 1935.

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