Sutra Cover with Pattern of Phoenixes among Flowers

An item at Metropolitan Museum of Art

Sutra cover with repeating pattern of phoenixes among flowers; dark metallic thread on a yellow background. Silk gauze with supplementary-weft patterning in (tarnished silver?) metallic thread. This sutra cover lacks its backing board.

Asian Art

An exhibit at Metropolitan Museum of Art

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.

Metropolitan Museum of Art