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Please help with artist seal?

Can anyone help with identifying this artist seal please?
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Would like help with translations of the seals on a floral artwork

There are three seals on the bottom right corner.
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Identify Painting Chinese or Japanese? (Characters identified: 華岳 洪氏)

I bought a scroll painting. It looks very old painting. It is a very beautiful painting but I want to know the artist name and what it is written in there. Kindly help me in identifying this. Thanks ...
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Help finding the artist

I was given a painted scroll and would like some help in identifying the artist and finding out if it is of any value.
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Help translating inscription and seal

I was recently gifted this painting and I’m curious about the painter. A friend said the painting indicates it was done in Autumn 1980, but she couldn’t read the painter or buyers name. I would ...
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Hi I found a teapot and need help

I found a teapot with a maker's mark I'm trying to learn more and find out whose it is. Unfortunately I know nothing about these kind of things, I just thought was cool when I bought it, but would ...
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Chinese translate

It’s a watercolor painting from my sister many years ago I just want to know what is say
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Painting signature translation (Characters identified: 筠新)

Painting done in China in 1987 by local artist. I've asked many Chinese Nationals to translate, unfortunately no one could. I was always told that it is written in very ancient Chinese. Any help would ...
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Can anyone help me with the identification of this mark which is located on the bottom of my porcelain bowl?

This underglaze mark assumed to be Chinese is located beneath a fine porcelain bowl that I own. I have no clues as to the actual translation. Any help will be greatly appreciated.
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Seal on Yixing Teapot (Characters identified: 吳紅芳制)

I found this little teapot at a thrift store today, and am intrigued by the characters on the bottom.
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Two Large (2x2x2) Stone Seals needing transcription (Characters identified: 志在聖賢 爲官心存)

Large Stone Seals needing transcription
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Help with reading an artist's seals!

Here's a challenge: not only a seal in seal script, but also a very blurry photo. Can anyone help identify this artist's name from this?
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Help with paper fan artwork; artist seal information (Characters identified: 滴水成河)

I was helping someone move from an apartment complex a few years ago and found some paper fan art in the dumpster. Can anyone help tell me what I have here and who the artist is or direct me to some ...
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Old Seal help for an ignorant American

Have had this a long time, have tried previously to find info was unsuccessful. Any help would be appreciated I've looked up context clues in regards to types of horses, hair style of rider, floral ...
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I want to know more about this ink painting

Hi recently I got a really nice ink painting and I want to know more about it and not sure if the language is Chinese or Japanese. I am a big fan of art so I am always open to learn more. If anyone ...
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Identifying Chinese Artist of Two Beautiful Artworks (c. 1980s)

I've recently come into possession of two beautiful works of Chinese art, seemingly by the same artist as the seal and artistic style are a definite match. I'd like to identify the artist but have ...
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Archaic Seal Translation - can anyone help?

I posted images of a Han seal on here and one member asked that I post the seal print instead so here it is. I looked into purchasing Wenlin to help translate this but I'm not sure if it is the same ...
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Seal script identification/translation

Please flag or comment if this type of request is not allowed — from searching on this SE community it seems like these types of questions are fairly common. I've tried some of the links in accepted ...
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Who is this particular artist?

Trying to find out any information on this artist. A friend has multiple pieces but cannot locate any information. Thanks in advance for any assistance.
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Hey, please can someone be ever so kind and tell me the meaning of this stamp? What does it mean in English (Characters Identified 夏至)

Please can someone tell me what this means in English please :)
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Help with reading an Inkstone seal (Characters identified: 傳心基命)

I recently acquired a new large inkstone, weighing about 4 pounds and with a fine example of dragon carving. I had to lightly sand off the wax layer on the grind surface, so I know it is a newer ...
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What do these characters on an antique mural painting translate to? (Top middle and upper right are duplicates; only appear once)

This is a screen shot of closeups of each character / seal appearing in the lower left of an antique Chinese mural. The top middle and upper right are duplicates, only appearing once. The order in ...
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Caligraphy meaning

I’m a french man who bought a nice chinese caligraphy years ago. Unfortunately I’m not able to understand it and don’t even know which direction I should display Can anyone help me? What is the ...
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Can some one identify the writing a n artist seal in these photos? (Characters identified: 雪居)

I have a scroll that was presented to Braidwood nuclear station in 1985 by Li Peng. Any information is greatly appreciated.
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Translate a signature and Seal on a painting (Characters identified: 甲子春畫 醇士)

Was given a gift by a friend who had these from an uncle who, it was believed visited China around 1960's. I have tried to translate the signature and seal using on line tools with little success. ...
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Who is this artist?

Any help will be appreciated, am lost
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Chinese old scroll writing seal marks

I would like to know if anyone can translate the red reign seal marks and wording on these old scrolls.
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Name of painter from Chop/Seal (Characters identified: 曹維雲印)

I posted the other day but because it was my first time on the platform I didn't correctly upload the image. Here are the images and the question: Can you let me know the name of the painter from his ...
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Chinese symbols on teapot

I bought this teapot and wondered what the symbols represent.
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please help translate the signature! (Characters identified: 大明永樂年施)

This is the signature on the pair sculptures. I translated only one word (the right one) - 大 "big", but other I can't recognize. Please, help
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Please help figure out names of Chinese artists by their seals!

helping a friend figure out who painted these works and wondering if anyone can decipher the characters in the seals. Thanks!
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Can anyone help to read the seals?

can anyone help me reading these seals? I found these on three zisha 紫砂 teapots in my local store. One: Two: Three:
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Can you please help me to read this seal?

Can you help me to read this seal?
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Can anyone help me by translating the characters in this image?

These characters located at the bottom right corner of my silk painting, consist of a seal (which I believe could be the artist's chop) and cursive script located above the seal. I used filters to ...
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Meaning of one seal and characters on my Chinese painting?

I have previously received great help here on discovering the meaning of characters and seals on a pair of Chinese paintings I own. I also own a third Chinese painting which I've always wondered what ...
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What do these seal stamps and characters on my pair of Chinese paintings mean?

I have a set of what seems to be two Chinese paintings. The stamp seals on them are the same - indicating the same painter or previous owner for both of them If I've understood correctly - but the ...
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What does this Chinese seal translate to?

I have just recently bought this from a antique shop nearby and would like to know what it translates too Thanks! :)
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Need help with artist name seal (Characters identified: 文丘德之印)

Could anyone help me identify this artist? It is on a silk ink painting. Thank you. My Chinese is not that good but usually, I get by with dictionaries. However, seal script is new for me. I found ...
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I am hoping to find any information available regarding this stamp (Characters identified: 福 日本館印)

This stamp is on an Enso circle that I purchased at auction. I'm hoping to find out any information that may be gleaned from it.
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seal character identification request is anybody on here qualified to do so thanks

seal identification request [![enter image description here]seal identification request 2]2part of the seal on a painting various experts cannot translate the writing symbols is anybody on here ...
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Need help identifying this!

I received this awhile back and can't find any information.. please help with the signature and stamp
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Is this seal script and can some one translate this to english?

This symbols are on a vase or urn and I like to know what they mean. It would be great if somebody can help me. I am not familiar with chinese so a translation to english would be great. I try to find ...
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Translate Chinese Seal (Characters identified: 天福紋銀)

I recently bought a small jade item and attempted to translate the seal on the bottom. After many hours of searching, I was unable to translate the characters. I believe they are Chinese characters, ...
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We have a silk embroidery Chinese painting and wondering if someone can decipher the stamp seal (Characters identified: 周爭煇印)

We have a silk embroidery Chinese painting: and are wondering if someone can decipher the stamp seal.
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Can this inherited seal be translated? (Characters Identified: 大清乾隆年製)

It is on the base of a large flow blue platter I've inherited and I know nothing about Asian pottery. Since my aunt was quite the collector, I'm assuming it must be old?
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help identifying artist seals

I inherited a number of Chinese paintings from my grand-father who bought them in the south China seas in 1918-1919, and hope to find who the artists were from the seals.
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mother of pearl chop marks on underside of large ivory chess pieces (Characters identified: 乾隆年製)

Large and very fine ivory chess set that I inherited in 1965. The major pieces are 8 inches tall. I am enclosing photo of the inlaid mother of pearl chop marks on the bottom of these pieces......Is ...
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What are these seals?

I am trying to identify a Chinese watercolor of the Great Wall of China and would like to know what the three seals on the painting mean. The piece is 222” wide and 43” high. Thank you in advance for ...
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Can anyone help with identifying the red stamp symbols or the full text?

I came across a nice butterfly tree painting and I am trying to learn as much about it as i can.
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Can anyone out there offer any assistance on the translation and meaning of these two seals? (Characters identified: 國湧 化吉)

These two seals are located on a very large painting of flowers and fruit. So far I've only been able to translate the title which was done in cursive script. Is anyone familiar with these two unusual ...
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