Ayat al-Kursi Scroll
Artist
Haji Noor Deen(Chinese, born 1963)Chinese, born 1963
CultureYuchen, Shangdong Province, China
Titles
- Ayat al-Kursi Scroll
Date2015
MediumInk on Xuan paper; mounted on silk
DimensionsSheet: 34 3/16 × 13 9/16 in. (86.8 × 34.5 cm)
Mount: 56 5/8 × 21 1/16 × 1 7/16 in. (143.8 × 53.5 × 3.7 cm)
Mount: 56 5/8 × 21 1/16 × 1 7/16 in. (143.8 × 53.5 × 3.7 cm)
Credit LineGift of the artist
Object number2025.24
Not on view
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Department
Art of the Islamic WorldsObject Type
Exhibition HistoryOn view in the Hossein Afshar Galleries for Art of the Islamic Worlds.
Published References Never published or exhibited. Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Recto: Calligraphic panel inscribed in black sumi ink:
“In the name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful. Allah! There is no god but He, the Living, the Self-Subsisting, Supporter of all. No slumber can seize him nor sleep. His are all things in the heavens and on earth. Who is there that can intercede in His presence except as He permits? He knows what is before them and what is behind them, nor shall they compass aught of His knowledge except as He wills. His throne extends over the heavens and the earth, and He feels no fatigue in guarding and preserving them, for He is of the Most High, the Supreme in glory.” (Qur’an, 2:255)
Verso: Titled in blue ink on pasted light brown paper, top right: Name of the calligraphed Qur’an verse, “ayat al-kursi.”
“In the name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful. Allah! There is no god but He, the Living, the Self-Subsisting, Supporter of all. No slumber can seize him nor sleep. His are all things in the heavens and on earth. Who is there that can intercede in His presence except as He permits? He knows what is before them and what is behind them, nor shall they compass aught of His knowledge except as He wills. His throne extends over the heavens and the earth, and He feels no fatigue in guarding and preserving them, for He is of the Most High, the Supreme in glory.” (Qur’an, 2:255)
Verso: Titled in blue ink on pasted light brown paper, top right: Name of the calligraphed Qur’an verse, “ayat al-kursi.”
Recto: Signed twice in black ink, right edge: Written by Mi Guang Jiang in the Spring of 2015 [in Chinese, Arabic] / two seal stamps / Written by Haji Noor Deen Mi Guang Jian [Arabic]
Recto: Sheet stamped twice in red ink, center right edge: Top stamp: “Qilu Yucheng”—referring to the historical region of Qilu and to Yucheng county in Shandong Province / Bottom stamp: artist’s name in Chinese “Mi Guang Jian”
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