Lot 62
A SCROLL WITH STYLISED ARABIC CALLIGRAPHY
CHINA, 18TH CENTURY
Auction: 10 June 2026 from 14:00 BST
Description
black ink on paper, the shahhada repeated many times in black sini forming a mosque, laid down on paper
Dimensions
78.8cm x 44.5cm
Provenance
Acquired, Christie's, Islamic Art and Manuscripts, 1 May 2001, lot 77.
Footnote
An almost identical example is in the Farjam Foundation, which was acquired from Christie's, Islamic Art and Manuscripts, 15 October 2002, lot 222.