Sutra Cover with Pattern of Lotus Motifs on a Background of Nested Diamonds

Sutra Cover with Pattern of Lotus Motifs on a Background of Nested Diamonds

An item at Metropolitan Museum of Art

Sutra cover with repeating pattern of regularly spaced lotus motifs on a small overall background pattern of nested diamonds; gold metallic thread on a red background. Silk satin with supplementary-weft patterning in metallic thread.

Asian Art

An exhibit at Metropolitan Museum of Art

Sutra Cover with Pattern of Lotus Motifs on a Background of Nested DiamondsSutra Cover with Pattern of Lotus Motifs on a Background of Nested DiamondsSutra Cover with Pattern of Lotus Motifs on a Background of Nested DiamondsSutra Cover with Pattern of Lotus Motifs on a Background of Nested DiamondsSutra Cover with Pattern of Lotus Motifs on a Background of Nested Diamonds

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.