Yusuf Chen Jinhui (Chinese, b. 1938) A calligraphic composition in...

Yusuf Chen Jinhui (Chinese, b. 1938)
A calligraphic composition in Arabic, consisting of the bismallah in the form of a crane, late 20th Century
ink on paper, seal impressions in red at upper right and lower left
89 x 46.5 cm.
Yusuf Chen Jinhui (b. 1938) is arguably China's most celebrated Chinese Muslim calligrapher. His works have been exhibited in various centres, including Kuala Lumpur (1996), Istanbul, Tehran (1999), Islamabad (2000) and Dubai (2003). His works are part of the permanent collection at Singapore's Museum of Asian Civilizations. See Selected Arabic Calligraphic Works of Chen Jinhui, Beijing, 2002. For four of his works, see Sotheby's Doha, Hurouf: The Art of the Word, 16th December 2010, lots 85-88.

The text of the red square seal impression at top right reads 'God is most Great'.
The text of the red square seal impression at lower left combines the artist's name in Chinese characters (陳進惠) and Arabic (Yusuf), with his signature in Arabic above this.