Sutra Cover with Pattern of Double-Gourd Shapes Containing Auspicious Chinese Characters

Sutra Cover with Pattern of Double-Gourd Shapes Containing Auspicious Chinese Characters

An item at Metropolitan Museum of Art

Sutra cover with repeating pattern of double-gourd shapes containing the auspicious Chinese characters daiji (great good fortune) and ping’an (peace); yellow on a red background. Silk twill damask in two colors.

Asian Art

An exhibit at Metropolitan Museum of Art

Sutra Cover with Pattern of Double-Gourd Shapes Containing Auspicious Chinese CharactersSutra Cover with Pattern of Double-Gourd Shapes Containing Auspicious Chinese CharactersSutra Cover with Pattern of Double-Gourd Shapes Containing Auspicious Chinese CharactersSutra Cover with Pattern of Double-Gourd Shapes Containing Auspicious Chinese CharactersSutra Cover with Pattern of Double-Gourd Shapes Containing Auspicious Chinese Characters

The Met's collection of Asian art—more than 35,000 objects, ranging in date from the third millennium B.C. to the twenty-first century—is one of the largest and most comprehensive in the world. Each of the many civilizations of Asia is represented by outstanding works, providing an unrivaled experience of the artistic traditions of nearly half the world.