Object type: Sutra Cover
Department: Asian Art
Culture: China
Period: Qing dynasty (1644–1911)
Date: 18th century
Medium: Silk kesi tapestry; dyed polychrome silk yarns and gold-wrapped yarns in weft-faced tabby-weave fabric
Dimensions: Overall: 5 3/4 × 20 5/8 in. (14.6 × 52.4 cm)
Classification: Textiles-Woven
Credit line: Purchase, Barbara and William Karatz Gift, in honor of James C. Y. Watt, 2012
Accession year: 2012
Tags: Dragons|Fish|Lotuses|Buddhism|Shells