Ink-stone, Jingdezhen, 1506-1521, Other · CallFront

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Ink-stone, Jingdezhen, 1506-1521, Other

China_NBA_14a

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Item descriptor

Copyrights Holder: CallFront
License: CC BY-SA 4.0
Entry ID: China_NBA_14
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: British Museum (Franks.147.a)
Website Link: https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/A_Franks-147-a
Language: Arabic
Nature of the Text: Other
Text Content: عليكم بحسن الخط فانه من مفاتيح الرزق + Da Ming Zhengde Nian Zhi
Type of Object: object\tool
Writing Surface: ceramic
Shape (Epigraphy): square
Size (of the object): 7 x 24.8 cm
Layout (Epigraphy & Objects): 1 line
Technique: painted
Instrument: brush
Bibliography: Harrison-Hall, Jessica. Catalogue of Late Yuan and Ming Ceramics in the British Museum. London : British Museum Press, 2001.

Script descriptor

See the lexicon

General Script Characteristics

Shape: square; circular
Internal Structure: stacked; partially interwoven; large presence of negative space
Groups of Characters Baseline: horizontal
Character Spacing: irregular spaces between characters
Presence of Elongation: absent
Ligature: Conventional - curvilinear; Conventional - straight
Shading / Contrast: medium contrast

Letter Morphology

Point: round dot

Ascenders

Alif Ascenders: alif - vertical; alif - bevelled head; alif - elongated vertical shaft
Lām Ascenders: lām - vertical; lām - bevelled head; lām - elongated vertical shaft
Kāf Ascenders: medial, initial vertical shaft; no top arm and superscript kāf
ṭā' ẓā' ascenders: rounded body; vertical shaft no serif

Descenders

rā' zā' descenders: rā'/zā' - v-shaped
nūn sīn shīn sādḍād yā’ lām and qāf descenders: nūn, sīn/shīn, sād/ḍād, yā', lām, qāf - plunging bowl; wide deep bowl
jīm ḥāʾ khā' and ‘ain ghayn descenders: semicircular backward tail; closing upward

denticles

initial and medial bāʾ tāʾthāʾ nūn yāʾ denticles: bevelled top

counters

fā' qāf wāw counters: triangular head
mīm counters: circular head

vocalization and diacritics

fatḥa kasra vocalization and diacritics: oblique stroke (10°-35°)
fatḥa kasra vocalization and diacritics colour: blue

Image ID Entry: China_NBA_14a
Description: Ink-stone, Jingdezhen, 1506-1521, Other
Photographer: The British Library
License: Public Domain
Access Rights: Public