Sutra Cover with Pattern of Various Flowers with Leaves and Scrolling Stems

An item at Metropolitan Museum of Art

Sutra cover with repeating pattern of various flowers with leaves and scrolling stems on a small-scale overall background of a geometric fret that incorporates the swastika (wan, signifying 10,000); gold metallic thread on a dark blue background. Silk satin with supplementary-weft patterning in metallic thread.

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