Sutra Cover with Alternating Rows of Peonies and Lotus-like Flowers

Sutra Cover with Alternating Rows of Peonies and Lotus-like Flowers

An item at Metropolitan Museum of Art

Sutra cover with repeating pattern of alternating rows of peonies and lotus-like flowers accompanied by leaves and stems on a small overall fretwork background that incorporates the swastika (wan, signifying 10,000); shades of blue, white, red, and yellow on a red-orange background. Silk satin with supplementary-weft patterning in silk.

Asian Art

An exhibit at Metropolitan Museum of Art

Sutra Cover with Alternating Rows of Peonies and Lotus-like FlowersSutra Cover with Alternating Rows of Peonies and Lotus-like FlowersSutra Cover with Alternating Rows of Peonies and Lotus-like FlowersSutra Cover with Alternating Rows of Peonies and Lotus-like FlowersSutra Cover with Alternating Rows of Peonies and Lotus-like Flowers

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.