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Subject:Seal character identification
Posted By: JPH Mon, Feb 01, 2021 IP: 185.200.203.108
Can someone help me to identify this seal script character
Thanks



Subject:Re: Seal character identification
Posted By: mikeoz Mon, Feb 01, 2021
What source does it come from?
Does it have context?
Are you certain you have written it correctly (for example, there is conventionally a small stroke at the top of the 糸 element when written with the round shapes)?

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Subject:Re: Seal character identification
Posted By: JPH Tue, Feb 02, 2021
This comes from a seal under a bronze vessel. Thanks for your advice



Subject:Re: Seal character identification
Posted By: I.Nagy Tue, Feb 02, 2021
Dear JPH,
Here are the reading of the characters
Left;
肖　-　xiào: similar, resembling, to resemble, to be like - Xiāo: Surname
Right;
素　 - sù：essence, nature, element, plain, white etc.

However, (re. your Jan.24 posting) do not forget that on your vase in front of 肖 there is a stylized standing lizard, which is actually Radical 162 "walk"　辵　in the Kangxi Dictionary.
Therefore 辵＋肖　makes the character 趙 "Zhao"
I have encountered this standing lizard variation
none once.
The other side, lizard behind 素　is new to me, but the analogy can be applied here too.
糸+此　→　紫　Zī
On the other hand, the irregular but generally accepted character order from left to right was necessarily determined by the radical of character Zhao

With regards,
I.Nagy

Subject:Re: Seal character identification
Posted By: JPH Tue, Feb 02, 2021
Many thanks for your detailed advice
Best regards from France

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