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AN IRON-RED ARABIC-INSCRIBED DISH see Sotheby's, Important Chinese Art, London, 16 May 2018, sale
Da Ming Zhengde nian zhi transcribed phonetically into Arabic script
to the base, and of the period L18210, lot 136
box, 20.9cm diam.
明正德 礬紅阿拉伯文盤 「大明正德年製」音譯款
$5,000 - 8,000
傳承：
Provenance: 臥龍崗 Gora Singh Mann 收藏，1140號
Gora Singh Mann Collection, Wollongong, no. 1140
明正德帝對伊斯蘭教頗有見地，本盤揉合阿拉伯文及波斯文，甚為
This dish belongs to a small group of porcelain wares that 合理。盤心文字，正中書「真主比無量供給其所意欲者」，圍繞一
incorporates both Arabic and Persian inscriptions in its designs, 周書「頌讚汝，崇高尊大」。盤身文字則為兩則阿拉伯文、兩則波
attesting to Emperor Zhengde's religious leanings. The inscription in 斯文。
the central roundel may be transcribed as 'Allah provides for whom He
wills without account' within 'Praise be to you, exalted and mighty'. 比較一相同款識底款的圓盤，見蘇富比，「重要亞洲藝術」，倫
The four inscriptions on the exterior are repeated verses in Arabic and 敦，2018年5月16日，拍賣會L18210, 拍品136號
Persian.

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