Sutra wrapper
12th century
Medium/TechniqueSlender strips of black bamboo partially interwoven with dyed silk threads
DimensionsOverall: 50 x 31.5 cm (19 11/16 x 12 3/8 in.)
Credit LineGift of Sylvan Barnet and William Burto
Accession number2014.900
On View
Not on viewClassificationsRitual objects
Collections
ProvenanceJanuary 8, 2009, sold by London Gallery, Ltd., Tokyo to Sylvan Barnet and William Burto, Cambridge, MA; 2014, gift of Sylvan Barnet and the estate of William Burto to the MFA. (Accession Date: June 25, 2014)
16th century
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