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Subject:Very Early Chinese / Japanese Watercolor Painting Need Signature Translation - Thanks!!
Posted By: Gary Knudtzon Fri, Nov 17, 2017 IP: 97.113.17.162

Thank You for your Time and Effort on this I believe to be a very Early either Chinese or Japanese true Watercolor Painting of a Rooster. Has Signature and Block Stamp. Painting is on old & fragile believe to be rice paper. Measures 15 x 11 Inches. Thank You Very Much for your Valuable Help!! Sincerely, Gary Knudtzon







Subject:Re: Very Early Chinese / Japanese Watercolor Painting Need Signature Translation - Thanks!!
Posted By: I.Nagy Sat, Nov 18, 2017

The signature of of artist is an another picture of bird in shape of a character (鳥) or bird.
This is a so called character picture or Moji-e.
The use of character pictures was a kind of game in the Edo period in Japan.
The seal depicts a cockscomb.
Your watercolor can be 100+ years old.

With regards,
I.Nagy

Subject:Re: Very Early Chinese / Japanese Watercolor Painting Need Signature Translation - Thanks!!
Posted By: I.Nagy Sun, Nov 19, 2017

P.S.

The bird shape signature like script is made up from 3 hiragana
syllabary おんどり ondori " Rooster".

I.Nagy

Subject:Re: Very Early Chinese / Japanese Watercolor Painting Need Signature Translation - Thanks!!
Posted By: Rat Mon, Nov 20, 2017

Cool, thanks!

Subject:Re: Very Early Chinese / Japanese Watercolor Painting Need Signature Translation - Thanks!!
Posted By: Gary Knudtzon Mon, Nov 20, 2017

THE VERY INTERESTING AND HISTORICAL INFORMATION I FIND OUT ABOUT MANY OF MY ASIAN ANTIQUES ON THIS SITE MAKES IT WELL WORTH WHILE COLLECTING IN THIS FIELD! AND I. NAGY HAS TO BE ONE THE MOST VALUED EXPERTS ON THIS SITE! MANY THANKS TO YOU AGAIN I. NAGY! ALSO THANKING THE MANY OTHERS THAT HAVE BEEN SO HELPFUL TO ME! SINCERELY, GARY KNUDTZON

Subject:Re: Very Early Chinese / Japanese Watercolor Painting Need Signature Translation - Thanks!!
Posted By: rat Sat, Nov 18, 2017

Japanese I think but can't read the inscription or seal clearly. "Very early" means over 1,000 years ago in the context of paintings, this is closer to a tenth of that I would think.


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