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Chinese scroll with the text of surat al-Hajj
Original – Chinese scroll with the text of surat al-Hajj
Reason
Extremely high-resolution scan of a five-meter long scroll with Arabic and Chinese text, showing the routes used by pilgrims from China. Already an FP on Commons. Multiple sections of the scroll have educational value in their own right.
Articles in which this image appears
Al-Hajj
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Artwork/East Asian art
Creator
Khalili Collections/ Google Art Project, uploaded by MartinPoulter (KC WIR)
Maybe the paper (or substrate) shrunk (or deformed) over time because of unusual storage conditions?! I think it's lying flat because the focus or sharpness is uniform. Maybe it wasn't photographed, but scanned (in multiple sections) using a flatbed scanner (it's 12 inches wide). Bammesk (talk) 02:49, 16 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Khalili Collection Hajj and Arts of Pilgrimage MSS 1288.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 20:18, 24 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]