SIGNED AL-HAJJI 'ABD AL-HAKIM (HAJJI LIU JINGYI, B. 1943), CHINA, SECOND HALF 20TH CENTURY

Name: A SINO-ISLAMIC CALLIGRAPHIC SCROLL
Brand: SIGNED AL-HAJJI 'ABD AL-HAKIM (HAJJI LIU JINGYI, B. 1943), CHINA, SECOND HALF 20TH CENTURY
Price: 500.00 GBP
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Price Realised GBP 625

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Closed: 7 Apr 2021

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A SINO-ISLAMIC CALLIGRAPHIC SCROLL

SIGNED AL-HAJJI 'ABD AL-HAKIM (HAJJI LIU JINGYI, B. 1943), CHINA, SECOND HALF 20TH CENTURY

Price Realised GBP 625

Closed: 7 Apr 2021

Price Realised GBP 625

Closed: 7 Apr 2021

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Arabic and Chinese manuscript on paper, inscribed with the shahada with Chinese translation, signed in Arabic and Chinese, within green scrolling fabric margins, very good condition, in golden yellow fabric presentation case
Text panel 10⁷⁄₈ x 23³⁄₈in. (27.5 x 59.2cm.) at widest points; scroll 14³⁄₄ x 42¹⁄₈in. (37.5 x 106.9cm.)

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Lot Essay

Al-Hajji ‘Abd al-Hakim practised the art of Chinese calligraphy from his childhood under the tutelage of the renowned calligrapher Guo Zhenduo, before studying Arabic calligraphy under Cao Jin Zao in his teenage years. The dual influence of his tutors is shown in the combination of Arabic calligraphy in scripts such as and with Chinese translations. His work uses a combination of a reed pen, as shown by the sharp, clear tips of the vertical letters here, and a brush for the Chinese translations. The elegant beauty of his calligraphic compositions have earned the artist international recognition with exhibitions in Beijing, Kuala Lumpur and Tehran. For further information and works by the artist, see Francoise Aubin, 'L'Art de l'écriture chez les musulmans de Chine', in , vol. 12 (1999), pp. 29-43; and Haji Abdul Hakim Liu Jingyi, , Beijing 2008. For another composition by the artist in the shape of a boat, see lot 26 in this sale.