Title: Book or Sutra Cover with Lady Bearing a Conch
Object type: Book or sutra cover
Date: 16th century
Culture: China
Period: Ming dynasty (1368–1644)
Medium: Plain weave silk with supplementary silk weft patterning
Dimensions: Overall: 14 1/4 x 5 1/4 in. (36.2 x 13.3 cm)
Classification: Textiles-Embroidered
Credit line: Anonymous Gift, 1956
Department: Asian Art
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Tags: term: Women, term: Flowers, term: Shells