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Essence of Faith

Essence of Faith
Essence of Faith
Essence of Faith
ArtistChinese, born 1995, El Sadat City, Egypt
CultureChinese
Titles
  • Essence of Faith
Date2023
MediumJapanese sumi ink on Turkish ahar paper
DimensionsSheet (at open): 29 5/8 × 14 5/8 in. (75.2 × 37.1 cm)
 Frame: 31 1/2 × 16 9/16 × 5/8 in. (80 × 42 × 1.6 cm)
Credit LineGift of the artist
Object number2025.734
Not on view

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Department
Art of the Islamic Worlds
Object Type
ProvenanceThe artist; given to MFAH, 2025.
Exhibition HistoryN/A
Published References N/A Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Please see full diagram of inscriptions with translations appended to the end of this report.
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