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Subject:Chinese painting, help required
Posted By: John Lord Wed, Oct 14, 2020 IP: 2001:8003:5103:1300:

Can anyone tell me anything about this painting? It is ink and colour on paper and measures 32.5 x 66cm.

Thank you







Subject:Re: Chinese painting, help required
Posted By: I.Nagy Wed, Oct 14, 2020

Inscription,
納西東巴象形文字譯品
Naxi Dongba Hieroglyphs Translation
Signature,
学囗囗 - Xue 囗囗 - Surname and given name -
Unfortunately, I can't decipher the two characters of the given name - Ethnic name trancribed into Chinese characters
Seal,
Illegible hieroglyphs
丁丑年秋 - In Autumn of the Year of Fire-Buffano (1997)
麗江黒龍潭 - In *Lijiang *Heilontan
Another illegble seal

*Lijiang City: In Lijiang Naxi Autonnomous County in Yunnan
*Heilongtan: (Black Dragon Pool) Name of a lake in
Lijiang Old Town

With regards,
I.Nagy

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Subject:Re: Chinese painting, help required
Posted By: John Lord Sat, Oct 17, 2020

I. Nagy,

Once again, thank you for the translation, but the painting now seems even more of a mystery. The layout and general appearance would seem to indicate that it is celebrating something, or announcing something - but what?

Subject:Re: Chinese painting, help required
Posted By: I.Nagy Sun, Oct 18, 2020

Dear John,
I looked it up on the net, in Lijiang they are selling also dictionaries for deciphering these Naxi hieroglyphs.

With regards,
I.Nagy

Subject:Re: Chinese painting, help required
Posted By: John Lord Thu, Oct 22, 2020

Dear I. Nagy,

Thank you for your email and the hyperlink but I don't think I'm up to taking on Naxi hieroglyphs. Fascinating though.

Yours,


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