Sutra cover with Lantsha script
Date1736-1795
Maker
Chinese
Label TextThese yellow tapestry book covers are in Lantsha, a Tibetan script often used to transliterate Sanskrit.
Object number33.560.1
Exhibition HistoryNew York, New York, The Asia Society, The Word and The Image: Illuminated Buddhist Manuscripts, Apr. 9 - June 7, 1987.
Seattle, Washington, Seattle Asian Art Museum, Boundless: Stories of Asian Art, Feb. 8, 2020 - ongoing [on view Feb. 8, 2020 - Nov. 28, 2021].Credit LineEugene Fuller Memorial Collection
Dimensions4 5/16 x 13 5/8 in. (10.99 x 34.61 cm)
MediumSilk tapestry