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Identification and Creation

Object Number
2004.104
People
Haji Noor deen Mi Guangjiang
Title
Bismillah
Classification
Calligraphy
Work Type
calligraphy, hanging scroll
Date
2003
Places
Creation Place: East Asia, China, Henan province
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/57817

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Hanging scroll, ink on paper
Dimensions
72.8 x 138.2 cm (28 11/16 x 54 7/16 in.)

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Purchase through the generosity of Corina and David Silich-von Schulthess
Copyright
© Wasma
Accession Year
2004
Object Number
2004.104
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
The Arabic calligraphy is written in the Chinese "one-stroke" style (yi-bi shufa) that employs a wide, multi-toothed writing implement. The wide sheet of paper has been bordered with brown damask. The sweeping script is highly stylized, and the Arabic phrase has been slightly telescoped for visual effect.

Exhibition History

  • 32Q: 2550 Islamic, Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 04/26/2016 - 11/01/2016

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