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Basin, Jingdezhen, 1506-1521, Other

  • China_NBA_11a
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APA

Nourane Ben Azzouna, . (n.d.). Basin, Jingdezhen, 1506-1521, Other (1–), CallFront, accessed July 26, 2026, https://callfront.inha.fr/s/callfront/item/4004

Chicago

Nourane Ben Azzouna. n.d. “Basin, Jingdezhen, 1506-1521, Other.”, CallFront, accessed July 26, 2026, https://callfront.inha.fr/s/callfront/item/4004

MLA

Nourane Ben Azzouna. Basin, Jingdezhen, 1506-1521, Other, CallFront, accessed July 26, 2026, https://callfront.inha.fr/s/callfront/item/4004

Item descriptor

Copyrights Holder
CallFront
License
CC BY-SA 4.0
Entry ID
China_NBA_11
Author
Nourane Ben Azzouna
Contributor(s)
Johanna Cozzolino
Nuria Garcia Masip
Date
1506 – 1521
Localization Exactitude Degree
Exact
Place of Production
China, Jiangxi province, Jingdezhen
Present Location
Aga Khan Museum (AKM722)
Website Link
https://www.agakhanmuseum.org/collection/artifact/ablution-basin-akm722
Language
Arabic
Type of text
Devotional text
Text Content
- ١ - أ - طهارت
'- ب - (١) طوبى
'(٢) لمن طهر
'(٣) يده
'(٤) من الماء
'- ٢ - أ - (١) الوضوء
'(٢) على
'(٣) الوضوء
'(٤) نور
'(٥) على
'(٦) نور
Type of Object
object\basin
Writing Surface
ceramic
Shape (Epigraphy)
square
Size (of the object)
41.8 cm diam.; 7.5 cm height
Layout (Epigraphy & Objects)
1 line
Instrument
brush

Script descriptor

See the lexicon

General Script Characteristics

Shape
circular
Internal Structure
stacked
large presence of negative space
Line of Writing
Line of writing - horizontal
Groups of Characters Baseline
Groups of characters baseline - horizontal
Character Spacing
regular spaces between characters
Presence of Elongation
occasional
Ligature
Conventional - curvilinear
Shading / Contrast
non-nuanced strokes

Letter Morphology

Point
round dot
Ascenders
Alif Ascenders
alif - vertical
alif - bevelled head
alif - elongated vertical shaft
ṭā' ẓā' ascenders
rounded body
vertical shaft no serif
Descenders
rā' zā' descenders
rā'/zā' - long flattened, tapered tail

horizontals

bāʾ tāʾ thāʾ fāʾ kāf horizontals
bāʾ, tāʾ, thāʾ, fāʾ, kāf - curvilinear flattened bowl

vocalization and diacritics

fatḥa kasra vocalization and diacritics
diagonal stroke
(40°-45°)
Image ID Entry
China_NBA_11a
Description
Basin, Jingdezhen, 1506-1521, Other
Photographer
The Aga Khan Museum
Copyrights Holder
The Aga Khan Museum
License
CC BY-NC 2.5 CA
Access Rights
Public
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