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Subject:Chinese Scroll With Grapes And Branches
Posted By: Margie Tue, Apr 12, 2016 IP: 98.253.238.56
Could someone please translate the writing for me? Thanks. I think one of them is the signature of the artist.







Subject:Re: Chinese Scroll With Grapes And Branches
Posted By: Gary Thu, Apr 14, 2016
Hi Margie,
My Chinese friend said the 2 black characters translate as "Jade Bird" pronounced "Yu Yan" and that it is probably not the artist's real name, but a "painter's name" similar to authors who use a pen-name. She said the red stamp under the black characters says the same in an old script. She will try to Google it in Chinese for you,
Cheers,Gary

Subject:Re: Chinese Scroll With Grapes And Branches
Posted By: rat Thu, Apr 14, 2016
my guess at the other seal is 奇情 which is also not the artist's name, but a 'leisure seal'. this is a minor artist, it may be quite hard to discover her (a guess from the nickname) identity.

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Subject:Re: Chinese Scroll With Grapes And Branches
Posted By: Margie Fri, Apr 15, 2016
Thank you, Gary and rat, for information about the signature.

Subject:Re: Chinese Scroll With Grapes And Branches
Posted By: mikeoz Fri, Apr 15, 2016
Dear Rat,

Sorry to disagree with you - you almost had it, but seal carvers are funny people and like making things hard for 'ordinary' folk.

寄清 The triangular enclosure at the top of Ji is a bit confusing but is the Roof radical, and the Water radical in Qing is the honed done three stroke version.

Mike

Subject:Re: Chinese Scroll With Grapes And Branches
Posted By: Super Sat, Apr 16, 2016
To be precise, 玉燕 Yu Yan should be translated as Jade Swallow. No pun intended.

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