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Chinese scroll with the text of surat al-Hajj  wikidata:Q107433477 reasonator:Q107433477
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 Edit this at Wikidata
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.
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.
Українська: Китайський сувій із текстом сури Аль-Хадж з Корану, що показує маршрути хаджу та види yf Мекку та Медіну.
Language Arabic / Chinese Edit this at Wikidata
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) Edit this at Wikidata; width: 30.5 cm (12 in) Edit this at Wikidata
dimensions QS:P2048,+425.5U174728
dimensions QS:P2049,+30.5U174728
institution QS:P195,Q63160499
Accession number
MSS 1288 (Khalili Collection: Hajj and the Arts of Pilgrimage) Edit this at Wikidata
Place of creation China Edit this at Wikidata
References Google Arts & Culture asset ID: PQHi69TmMLRcuA Edit this at Wikidata

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English: Chinese scroll with the text of surat al-Hajj Edit this at Structured Data on Commons
Source Khalili Collections
Author Khalili Collections
Other versions
  • Map of pilgrimage routes
    Map of pilgrimage routes
  • The Kaaba
    The Kaaba
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