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Portal, Beijing, c. 18-19th century, Sīnī

China_SJ_15a

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Item descriptor

Copyrights Holder: CallFront
License: CC BY-SA 4.0
Entry ID: China_SJ_15
Author: Shunhua Jin
Contributor(s): Nuria Garcia Masip
Date: 1701 – 1900
Localization Exactitude Degree: Exact
Place of Production: China, Beijing, probably in a mosque
Present Location: Ox Street Mosque, Beijing, China
Language: Arabic
Type of text: Devotional text
Text Content: Basmallah
Script: Sīnī
Type of Object: architectural element\portal
Writing Surface: ceramic
Technique: carved / bas-relief - flat relief

Script descriptor

See the lexicon

General Script Characteristics

Shape: rectangular
Internal Structure: sinuous; tight interwoven; piled
Character Spacing: no spacing between characters
Ligature: Abusive - all ligatures
Shading / Contrast: medium contrast

Letter Morphology

Point: inclined square

Ascenders

Alif Ascenders: alif - looped (musalsal)
Lām Ascenders: lām - looped (musalsal)

Descenders

rā' zā' descenders: rā'/zā' - s-shape ending in ascending hairline
mīm descenders: mīm - s-shape ending in ascending hairline
nūn sīn shīn sādḍād yā’ lām and qāf descenders: deep bowl ending in ascending wave

denticles

sīn shīn denticles: elongated no denticles
initial and medial bāʾ tāʾthāʾ nūn yāʾ denticles: short upstroke

counters

hā' counters: final s-shape with upstroke hairline
mīm counters: rounded head pointed chin

vocalization and diacritics

ihmāl vocalization and diacritics: superscript miniature kāf for medial or inital form

Other

additional characteristics: Composition in one continuous stroke (musalsal)

Image ID Entry: China_SJ_15a
Description: Portal, Beijing, c. 18-19th century, Sīnī
Photographer: Shunhua Jin
Copyrights Holder: Shunhua Jin
License: CC BY-SA 4.0
Access Rights: Public