Sutra Cover with Floral Roundels on Background Pattern of Lozenges

Sutra Cover with Floral Roundels on Background Pattern of Lozenges

An item at Metropolitan Museum of Art

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.

Asian Art

An exhibit at Metropolitan Museum of Art

Sutra Cover with Floral Roundels on Background Pattern of LozengesSutra Cover with Floral Roundels on Background Pattern of LozengesSutra Cover with Floral Roundels on Background Pattern of LozengesSutra Cover with Floral Roundels on Background Pattern of LozengesSutra Cover with Floral Roundels on Background Pattern of Lozenges

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.