Questions tagged [seal]
For questions about Chinese characters and/or language found on seals, stamps, inscriptions, hand signatures, paintings, etc.
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What does this seal mean?
I found a beautiful thread art linen piece of art. This is the seal on it. I want to learn who made this art.
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Seal script translation
enter image description hereI have two bronze seals in the form of tigers which I think may be Korean , the first with characters in what I think is Chinese small seal script the second in a normal ...
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Looking to identify a watercolour signature (Characters identified: 郭連訓)
Looking to identify a watercolour signature i just purcashed. 1989 made. any help is much appreciated.
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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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Can anyone help translate an artist's seal for me? (Characters identified: 臨摹)
I have an original art print of a Wei Jin tombs brick but I can't get an accurate translation of the artist's seal. Below is a picture of the seal. Thank you to all who reply.
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Hoping to learn how the artist is? Need the seal translated
I have a framed scroll painting and I'm hoping to find out who the artist is. I tried to research the seal but had no success. Any guidance would 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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Can you help identify seal markings?
I have over 40 ink paintings that I am trying to identify, flowers, fish, humans, horse etc. They are painted on very thin paper with Chinese writing.
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Is this seal script and can someone translate this to English?
These symbols are on a vase or urn and I would 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 ...
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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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Please Help Me Identify This Artist's Seal (Characters identified: 清湖)
Artist's seal. Please help me identify artist.
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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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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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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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Can someone help me translating this?
This was photographed by a friend in Beijing. Cursive script is very hard, I can only recognize two characters (多 永).
The character on the top is clearly traditional (i.e. not simplified), though the ...
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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.
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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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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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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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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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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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How to look up seal script characters?
When we know a modern Hanzi, finding its seal script equivalent in a dictionary is not a problem. However, a more common case is that we have an existing seal script character we cannot identify, and ...
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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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What does this seal stamp on Chinese painting mean?
Is this seal the name of an artist or poet? How can I find him?
Is this translation okay?
Thank you for every answer.
all some seal and looks like ,,Shi Qing´´?
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Can anyone read Seal Script? I'm completely stuck
Is anyone able to give the modern character equivalents for these seals? I'm completely stumped on the top one, but got as far as "X 廾 東 X" on the bottom one.
There's also a 詩塘 at the top, and I don'...
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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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Can you please help to read this seal?
Can you please help to read this seal?
I have already tried this:
Installed 說文小篆字體 .ttf font from http://www.guoxuedashi.net/zidian/xz/swxz.ttf
And searched http://www.guoxuedashi.net/zidian/xz/ ...
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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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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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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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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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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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Can you help me to decipher these 2 prints from the same seal
These are the 2 sides of the same seal.
One yin and one Yang
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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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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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Trying to translate signature and stamp for Chinese print (Characters identified: 戊午九月石年)
Trying to find the origin of this print and the translation of the signature and seal.
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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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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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Unknown painting of a lady
I bought a painting on a French flee-market and and I would very much like to know who the painter is. The text is translate by someone who is very good at translating Chinese text and seals, but she ...
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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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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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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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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.
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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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