Sutra Cover with Clouds and Auspicious Symbols

Sutra Cover with Clouds and Auspicious Symbols

An item at Metropolitan Museum of Art

Sutra cover with repeating pattern of clouds and auspicious patterns; gold metallic thread on a green background. Silk satin with supplementary-weft patterning in metallic thread.

Asian Art

An exhibit at Metropolitan Museum of Art

Sutra Cover with Clouds and Auspicious SymbolsSutra Cover with Clouds and Auspicious SymbolsSutra Cover with Clouds and Auspicious SymbolsSutra Cover with Clouds and Auspicious SymbolsSutra Cover with Clouds and Auspicious Symbols

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.