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CHINA, 19TH OR EARLY 20TH CENTURY
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China, 19th or early 20th Century
Black ink on paper, a sura from the Qur'an written in the form of an umbelliferous plant, the basmallah in the form of the hanging bloom, with the main body of the text forming a roundel issuing further flower heads in fleshy calligraphy, further calligraphy forming the pot, Chinese characters along the sides and with red seal impressions one in Arabic reading 'the scribe 'Abdallah ibn Qasim', framed and glazed
63¾ x 26¾in. (162 x 93.5cm.)
China, 19th or early 20th Century
Black ink on paper, a sura from the Qur'an written in the form of an umbelliferous plant, the basmallah in the form of the hanging bloom, with the main body of the text forming a roundel issuing further flower heads in fleshy calligraphy, further calligraphy forming the pot, Chinese characters along the sides and with red seal impressions one in Arabic reading 'the scribe 'Abdallah ibn Qasim', framed and glazed
63¾ x 26¾in. (162 x 93.5cm.)
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