Provenance
Linda Wrigglesworth, Antique Chinese, Tibetan & Korean Costume and Textiles, London, by May 15, 2001 [invoice, no. 447]; sold to the Art Institute of Chicago, 2001.
Sutra Cover
Ming dynasty (1368–1644), c. 1590's
Accession Number
157343
Medium
Silk, plain weave double cloth with band of 1:3 'S' twill weave and of plain weave
Dimensions
34.5 × 13.6 cm (13 5/8 × 5 3/8 in.); Repeat: 12 × 9.2 cm (4 3/4 × 3 5/8 in.)
Classification
textile
Credit Line
Alyce and Edwin DeCosta and The Walter E. Heller Foundation Endowment
