Dish, China, 1506-1521, Other

Copyrights Holder: CallFront
License: CC BY-SA 4.0
Entry ID: China_NBA_16
Author: Nourane Ben Azzouna
Contributor(s): Johanna Cozzolino; Nuria Garcia Masip
Date: 1506 – 1521
Localization Exactitude Degree: Approximate
Place of Production: China
Website Link: https://www.christies.com/lot/lot-3885671?ldp_breadcrumb=back&intObjectID=3885671&from=salessummary&lid=1
Language: Arabic
Type of text: Devotional text
Text Content: كما قال اللّه/ سبحانه/ تبارك/ و تعالى / إنّ اللّه يرزق من يشاء بغير حساب /
Type of Object: object\plate
Writing Surface: ceramic
Shape (Epigraphy): circular
Size (of the object): 19.7 cm diam.
Layout (Epigraphy & Objects): 1 line and 2 lines
Technique: painted
Instrument: brush
Bibliography: Donnelly, P. J. “Chinese Porcelain with Inscriptions in the Arabic Script.” Connoiosseur, no. January (1975). col. pl. B, fig. 4, and p. 10.

See the lexicon

Alif Ascenders: alif - inclined to left; alif - non serifed; alif - thick vertical shaft
Lām Ascenders: lām - inclined to left; lām - non serifed; lām - thick vertical shaft
Kāf Ascenders: medial, initial vertical shaft; top arm with final hook; final vertical shaft with top arm (sarkaj)
ṭā' ẓā' ascenders: rounded swollen body; vertical shaft with serif

sīn shīn denticles: short rounded denticles; rounded base denticles
initial and medial bāʾ tāʾthāʾ nūn yāʾ denticles: initial accentuated curve to left with rounded head; initial perpendicular to baseline

hā' counters: initial / medial double eyed (wajh al-hirr); final one-eyed (mardufah) inclined to left
fā' qāf wāw counters: rounded head; closed eye
medial 'ain ghayn counters: compact inverted triangle / open or closed eye
mīm counters: rounded head pointed chin, closed eye