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Xi’an calligraphy

Posted on May 6th 2009 by Elisabeth Kvernen.

The calligraphy pieces below were seen in a shop near the Grand Mosque in Xi’an, China. They are written in the Arabic script, but reflect a distinctly Chinese aesthetic (particularly the two on the left).

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Posted in Seen on the street. Tags, China, Islamic Art. Previous post | Next post

Elisabeth Kvernen

Elisabeth is a multi-disciplinary graphic designer experienced in print, web and video communications. She created Calligraphy Qalam in 2009 for her Masters of Fine Arts thesis project. She now runs Silk Road Studio, a small graphic design firm based in Washington, DC.

4 Responses to “Xi’an calligraphy”

nazliaziz on: June 15th, 2009 at 6:43 pm

I saw this on my trip to Xi An. Bought some for my office’s prayer room.

Dr. Bilgehan Köhler on: July 7th, 2009 at 2:04 am

Haji Noor Deen Mi Guanjiang is one of the best and well known artist of Chines Calligraphy in islamic art. His works are shown in the britshmuseum ……

http://www.thebritishmuseum.ac.uk/wordintoart/word-into-art/artists/guanjiang.html

Elisabeth on: July 7th, 2009 at 5:46 am

I agree, Haji Noor Deen is an amazing artist. I plan to do a feature on him soon…
Elisabeth

Art Museum Net on: January 4th, 2011 at 9:36 pm

I also agree that Haji Noor Deen is a fabulous artist and his Calligraphy in islamic art is Amazing….

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