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Subject:scroll seal
Posted By: david Wed, Oct 18, 2017 IP: 2607:fea8:1d5f:f819:

Hello, Can someone please translate this scroll script and identify the seal? Any assistance would be greatly appreciated! Thank you! David.





Subject:Re: scroll seal
Posted By: I. Nagy Thu, Oct 19, 2017

Title name on front cover,
伍學藻中堂字 
Script for the Main Hall by Mr. Wu Xuezao
Seal reads,
字曰用蘊 Hence my name Yong Wen
(Yong Wen is the courtesy name of the painter)
Seal with the motto of artist.

Wu Xuezao (1821-1850) calligrapher and painter of Qing Dynasty.

With regards,
I.Nagy

Subject:Re: scroll seal
Posted By: david Fri, Oct 20, 2017

Thank you very much I Nagy! You have been a great help! Can you translate the script/ calligraphy itself on this scroll? Again, Any assistance would be greatly appreciated! Thank you! David.





Subject:Re: scroll seal
Posted By: I. Nagy Sun, Oct 22, 2017

Here is the translation,
羅浮僊子飲流霞醉
倒孤山處士家幾度東
風吹不醒至今顔色以梅花

The immortal of Luofu drunk the fairy drink of evening glow
Got drunken and fell asleep in a lonely mountain house
No matter how often the East wind blew, he did not wake up
So far, his face was plum colored

琨寳七兄大人 原意
Kunbao Seven Broders, Original Idea
壬辰冬月 Year of Water-Dragon 1832
Winter Month
伍學藻  Wu Xuezao

The inscription is based on an old story from
the Sui Dynaty about an inmortal who was seduced by the spirit of plum blossom in Luofu
(current Guandong)

With regards,
I.Nagy

Subject:Re: scroll seal
Posted By: david Tue, Oct 24, 2017

Thanx again I Nagy! I very much appreciate the info! So what year was this particular scroll done? David.

Subject:Re: scroll seal
Posted By: I. Nagy Wed, Oct 25, 2017

Dear David,

The dating of scroll is clearly 1832.
However, according to the scarce biographical data
he was only 11 years old in 1832.
He might have been very talented, or his birth
year is not correctly given in the biographies.

With regards,
I.Nagy

Subject:Re: scroll seal
Posted By: david Thu, Oct 26, 2017

Thank you very much I Nagy for all of your assistance with this query! David.


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