Sutra Cover, Ming dynasty (1368–1644), c. 1590s, China, Silk and gold-leaf-over-lacquered-paper strips, twill weave with twill interlacings of secondary binding warps and patterning wefts, wrapped over cardboard, applied label of silk, plain weave, with inscribed title painted and/or printed with ink, × cm (13 1/2 × 4 3/4 in

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Sutra Cover, Ming dynasty (1368–1644), c. 1590s, China, Silk and gold-leaf-over-lacquered-paper strips, twill weave with twill interlacings of secondary binding warps and patterning wefts, wrapped over cardboard, applied label of silk, plain weave, with inscribed title painted and/or printed with ink, × cm (13 1/2 × 4 3/4 in.)

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