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An iron-red Arabic-inscribed dish, Da Ming Zhengde nian zhi…
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Sydney
Date:
22-Apr-2021
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An iron-red Arabic-inscribed dish, Da Ming Zhengde nian zhi transcribed phonetically into Arabic script to the base, and of the period. box, 20.9 cm diam.. Provenance: Gora Singh Mann Collection, Wollongong, no. 1140. This dish belongs to a small group of porcelain wares that incorporates both Arabic and Persian inscriptions in its designs, attesting to Emperor Zhengde's religious leanings. The inscription in the central roundel may be transcribed as 'Allah provides for whom He wills without account' within 'Praise be to you, exalted and mighty'. The four inscriptions on the exterior are repeated verses in Arabic and Persian. Compare a plate with exactly the same inscription and base mark, see Sotheby's, Important Chinese Art, London, 16 May 2018, sale L18210, lot 136 Gora Singh Mann
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Oriental: Ceramics - Chinese