Sutra cover with dragons and phoenixes amid clouds
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Luxury silk features prominently in covers of Buddhist sutras commissioned by the Ming court. Ornamental patterns on these textiles often reflect a standard design from the imperial workshop. Here, dragons, phoenixes, and auspicious clouds are rendered in the same style as those found on sixteenth-century imperial ceramics and lacquerware.
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