Khalili_Collection_Hajj_and_Arts_of_Pilgrimage_MSS_1288.jpg
Summary
Object
Chinese scroll with the text of surat al-Hajj | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Title |
Chinese scroll with the text of surat al-Hajj
label QS:Len,"Chinese scroll with the text of surat al-Hajj"
label QS:Luk,"Китайський сувій з текстом сури аль-Хадж"
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Object type | scroll | ||||||||||||||||||||
Description |
English:
Chinese scroll with the text of surat al-Hajj in ink, watercolours and gold on paper. Among the illustrations on this almost five meter Chinese scroll are a map entitled ‘Routes of the Hajj’, a view of the Great Wall of China and views of Mecca and Medina, as well as diagrammatic depictions of the stations of pilgrimage and Jerusalem. The scroll also includes the text of the Qur’anic chapter of Hajj (
surah al-Hajj
). Illustrations have been captioned in Chinese, with a seal impression (in Chinese) with the calligraphers name, ‘Abdallah.
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Language | Arabic / Chinese | ||||||||||||||||||||
Date |
between 1850 and 1900
date QS:P,+1500-00-00T00:00:00Z/6,P1319,+1850-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1326,+1900-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
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Dimensions |
height: 425.5 cm (13.9 ft)
; width: 30.5 cm (12 in)
dimensions QS:P2048,+425.5U174728
dimensions QS:P2049,+30.5U174728
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Collection |
institution QS:P195,Q63160499
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Accession number |
MSS 1288
(
Khalili Collection: Hajj and the Arts of Pilgrimage
)
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Place of creation | China | ||||||||||||||||||||
References | Google Arts & Culture asset ID : PQHi69TmMLRcuA |
Photograph
Description Khalili Collection Hajj and Arts of Pilgrimage MSS 1288.jpg | |
Source | Khalili Collections |
Author | Khalili Collections |
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Assessment
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This image has been selected as
picture of the day
on Wikimedia Commons for
16 June 2024
. It will be captioned as follows:
English:
Chinese scroll with the text of
surah Al-Hajj
from the Quran, showing routes of the
Hajj
and views of
Mecca
and
Medina
Other languages:
English
:
Chinese scroll with the text of
surah Al-Hajj
from the Quran, showing routes of the
Hajj
and views of
Mecca
and
Medina
Español
:
Pergamino chino con el texto de la
sura
Al-Hajj
del Corán, que muestra las rutas del
hach
y vistas de
La Meca
y
Medina
.
Magyar
:
Kínai tekercs az Al-haddzs szúra szövegével a
Koránból
, a
mekkai zarándoklat
útvonalaival, valamint
Mekka
és
Medina
látképeivel
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Annotations
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Great Wall of China
Hajj pilgrimage route
The Kaaba
The Masjid al-Haram in Mecca
The sanctuary in Medina