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Subject:Chinese Watercolours
Posted By: Richard Mon, Apr 01, 2024 IP: 2a00:23c4:ce21:8801:
I have a chinese watercolour which has a seal and is signed - can anyone please help me with the signature and / or the seal?





Subject:Re: Chinese Watercolours
Posted By: I.Nagy Mon, Apr 01, 2024
Signature;
桃溪寫　 Painted by Taoxi
Seal,
桃溪　Taoxi - Peach creek -

Unidentifiable pseudonym

With regards,
I.Nagy

Subject:Re: Chinese Watercolours
Posted By: Richard Wed, Apr 03, 2024
Thank you so much for your reply - I am hoping you can help me with the 3rd signature and seal I have posted recently (I forgot to post photos of it! but have done this now).

Also I see in each of the ones you have identified for me they are just a surname - is this correct and is this common for artists only to put their surname?

Subject:Re: Chinese Watercolours
Posted By: I.Nagy Sun, Apr 07, 2024
Dear Richard,
The pseudonyms are not surnames.
In China there about 400 commonly used surnames.
Chinese painters very often sign their works only with their first names, art-names, style names or pseudonyms. Unless they are not very famous, it is not possible to identify them by these.

With regards,
I.Nagy

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