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Subject:Help with a pair of old paintings on silk - Chinese?
Posted By: CV Fri, Feb 23, 2018 IP: 109.76.152.228

Sorry about the picture quality only one of pair but I have more to add as soon as this is reviewed and posted.

Hoping someone can identify these.








Subject:Re: Help with a pair of old paintings on silk - Chinese?
Posted By: I.Nagy Sun, Feb 25, 2018

Inscription reads,
遊山玩水  - Loiter around in mountains and play on waters - (Travel from one beauty spot to another, or
Go on a scenic tour)
In my reading the name of mountain reads,
泰山 - Taishan (The calligraphy of 紫山 "Purple mountain`s 紫 is more differnt in calligraphy.
荀月琳作 - Painted by Xun(?) Yuelin
(However, I do have dome reservations on the reading of the first character.

With regards,
I.Nagy


Subject:Re: Help with a pair of old paintings on silk - Chinese?
Posted By: CV Mon, Feb 26, 2018

Thank you so much...this is something to go on.

Here is second signature in case it is clearer.
"Riding by horse to visit friends who live on mountain ridges" is the transcription on back



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Subject:Re: Help with a pair of old paintings on silk - Chinese?
Posted By: I.Nagy Tue, Feb 27, 2018

Reading of inscription,
騎驢訪友 - Riding on a mule to visit friends
癸山   - Guishan
In this picture the name of mountain is written clearly.
However, Guishan is not a name of a specific mountain.
It is a Fengshui expression, one of the 24 mountains
(directions) which are determining the interrelationships between people. Guishan is an auspicious direction, so the translation of the above inscription is,
Riding on mule to visit friends who are in an
auspicious place.

The another inscription translates,
Go on a scenic tour to auspicious places.

I read the signature,
荀月琳冩  - Painted by Xun Yuelin
(Full name of a female artist)
(Furthermore in China there are no surnames beginning with this 琳 "Lin" character)

With regards,
I.Nagy




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