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Re: Re: Japanese Inscription and seal

Posted By: Bill H
Posted Date: Mar 16, 2010 (12:31 AM)

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My gut judgment, in the absence of any other visual clues, was influenced by my subjective opinion that Chinese artists tend to use cyclical dates alone with greater frequency than Japanese, who seem prone to use or at least add the name of the reign period.

Having seen the 'geisha' I'm still a bit ambivalent as to whether the painter was Chinese or Japanese because the Japanese traditional concept of feminine 'beauty' (bijin) seems to me to incorporate some Tang dynasty and earlier Chinese esthetic concepts, including some clothing and hairstyles.

I've seen Quite a lot of Chinese porcelain that emulated Japanese styles so wouldn't want to rule out that Chinese graphic artists didn't have roving eyes when it came to their models. In any event, I pitched in here to lend some language expertise and defer to others who know traditional Japanese art better than I.

Best regards,

Bill H.

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