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Subject:Help needed with seals and inscriptions
Posted By: Chandra Sat, Mar 03, 2018 IP: 161.142.107.195

I’ve been collecting Asian art for quite some time now simply going by what I like and without consideration for provenance or artist. A recent query here which elicited a response from I. Nagy has, however, changed all that and made me want to discover more about the paintings in my collection. Can anyone shed some light on these works?

1) would appreciate help in identifying/translating the artist’s seal and inscription (the seal imprint is very weak)

2) help needed with identifying artist's seal. is it an imitation of a more famous artist's style?

3) would really appreciate any information that can be provided on this woodcut print. it bears only a typewritten place-n-date inscription. no artist's seal.







Subject:Re: Help needed with seals and inscriptions
Posted By: I.Nagy Wed, Mar 14, 2018

Pic. 1
Signature and seal read,
燕子 - Yanzi (Swallow) Art-name
I cannot find this art-name neither on net nor in name
ID dictionaries.
Pic.2
I read the cursive calligraphy,
淡牛圖 癸未年
Picture of pale cattle
Year of Water-Sheep (....1883,1943,2003)
Seal,
果正  - Guo Zheng Determined Correctly) Art-name
Indistinguishable art-name

With regards,
I.Nagy

Subject:Re: Help needed with seals and inscriptions
Posted By: Chandra Thu, Mar 15, 2018

Thank you so much, Mr Nagy. Your help has been invaluable for someone like me who has an extremely limited knowledge of Chinese art. I will take up the clues you have provided and try and flesh out further details.

With much gratitude,
Chandra


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