The first major Islamic art exhibition in Hong Kong, showcases around 100 masterpieces, including the finest carpets from Iran, Turkey and India, along with ceramics, metalwork, manuscripts and jade. The exhibits are primarily from the Museum of Islamic Art, along with precious objects from the collections of the Palace Museum and the Hong Kong Palace Museum. As early as the Tang and Song dynasties, the Islamic world had contact with China through land and sea routes. Chinese motifs often appear in Islamic art of the period, as seen in the carpets and objects made from diverse materials displayed in the exhibition.

Photo 1 | Shah Sulayman “hunting” carpet, Tabriz, Safavid Iran, About 1610. Wool pile on a cotton foundation. Museum of Islamic Art, Doha, CA.16.1998 | © Museum of Islamic Art, Doha
Photo 2 | Basin with floral scrolls, Imperial Kilns, Jingdezhen, Jiangxi province, China. Ming dynasty, Yongle period (1403–1424). Porcelain with underglaze cobalt blue, The Palace Museum | © The Palace Museum
Photo 3 | Royal Qur'an of Shah Sulayman Safavi, Isfahan, Safavid Iran, 1683. Opaque watercolour, gilt paint on paper. Museum of Islamic Art, Doha, MS.609.2007 | © Museum of Islamic Art, Doha