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Censer, China, 1435-1436, Other

  • China_NBA_08a
  • China_NBA_08b
  • China_NBA_08c
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APA

Nourane Ben Azzouna, . (n.d.). Censer, China, 1435-1436, Other (1–), CallFront, accessed July 26, 2026, https://callfront.inha.fr/s/callfront/item/4001

Chicago

Nourane Ben Azzouna. n.d. “Censer, China, 1435-1436, Other.”, CallFront, accessed July 26, 2026, https://callfront.inha.fr/s/callfront/item/4001

MLA

Nourane Ben Azzouna. Censer, China, 1435-1436, Other, CallFront, accessed July 26, 2026, https://callfront.inha.fr/s/callfront/item/4001

Item descriptor

Copyrights Holder
CallFront
License
CC BY-SA 4.0
Entry ID
China_NBA_08
Author
Nourane Ben Azzouna
Contributor(s)
Johanna Cozzolino
Nuria Garcia Masip
Date
1435 – 1436
Localization Exactitude Degree
Approximate
Place of Production
China
Present Location
Shanghai Mosque
Language
Arabic
Type of text
Devotional text
Text Content
[١] - أ - قد جاءكم من اللّه نور و كتاب مبين (قرآن، ٥، ١٥
١٨) - ب - قد جاءكم من اللّه نور و كتاب مبين (قرآن، ٥، ١٥
١٨)
Type of Object
object\censer
Writing Surface
metal
Shape (Epigraphy)
other
Size (of the object)
20 cm diam. ; 18 cm height
Layout (Epigraphy & Objects)
1 line
Technique
cast
Instrument
other

Script descriptor

See the lexicon

General Script Characteristics

Shape
other
Internal Structure
partially interwoven
sinuous
balanced negative and positive spaces
Groups of Characters Baseline
irregular undulations
Presence of Elongation
occasional
Ligature
Conventional - curvilinear
Shading / Contrast
medium contrast

Letter Morphology

Point
point - other
Ascenders
Alif Ascenders
alif -inclined to left
alif - non serifed
alif - elongated vertical shaft
Lām Ascenders
lām - s-shaped
lām - bevelled head
Kāf Ascenders
initial medial and final elongated (mabsūṭah)
top arm curvilinear stroke
Descenders
wāw descenders
circular ascending tail
nūn sīn shīn sādḍād yā’ lām and qāf descenders
deep broken bowl
plunging ascending bowl

denticles

sīn shīn denticles
short pointed denticles
rounded base denticles
initial and medial bāʾ tāʾthāʾ nūn yāʾ denticles
initial slightly inclined to left
medial short rounded denticles

counters

hā' counters
final ribbon-like ascending
fā' qāf wāw counters
rounded head
mīm counters
rounded head pointed chin
Image ID Entry
China_NBA_08a
Description
Censer, China, 1435-1436, Other
Photographer
Fondation Max van Berchem
Copyrights Holder
Chen Da-Sheng (vers 1990)
License
All rights reserved
Access Rights
Public
Image ID Entry
China_NBA_08b
Description
Censer, China, 1435-1436, Other
Photographer
Fondation Max van Berchem
Copyrights Holder
Chen Da-Sheng (vers 1990)
License
All rights reserved
Access Rights
Public
Image ID Entry
China_NBA_08c
Description
Censer, China, 1435-1436, Other
Photographer
Fondation Max van Berchem
Copyrights Holder
Chen Da-Sheng (vers 1990)
License
All rights reserved
Access Rights
Public
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