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Good morning. I read Nagy's response to Gabry (Tue, Jun 18), in which the signature and seal identify the author of the painting as Tessai. I realized I have a painting with what seems to me to be a rather similar signature. Can Nagy or anyone else confirm? Many thanks in advance for any suggestions.

Dear Andrea,

The painter of the picture is not Tessai but an unidentifiable Chinese painter with the first name/fancy name Fangcang.
It is confusing but the last "鐵" character in the inscription is the same as Tessai's "鐵斎”first character.

北風吹倒人
古木化為鐵
The north wind knoks people down
and turns old trees into iron
Upper seal,
x陽堂　X yang-tang - Pseudonym
Lower seal,
芳殘　Fangcang - Given name or fancy name

With regards,
I.Nagy

Dearest Nagy, thank you very much for your indispensable help. Not knowing Chinese or Japanese, I was fooled by the simple visual similarity. For example, in the two paintings that I attach I saw some resemblance to Yanagawa Seigan's handwriting, but I did not find any correspondence in the seals that I was able to find online. Unfortunately the writing on the back is partially covered by some clumsy repair attempt. It's probably not about Seigan at all.
Cordial greetings,
Andrea

Left side,
安政丙辰初夏寫
八鴻雪山翁　
Painted in Early Summer of Ansei, Fire-Dragon Year (1856) by the
Old Man of Hakko-setsuzan
Upper seal,
馬驛士印　Seal of Baekishi
Lower (leisure) seal,
山静以太古　Mountains are as quiet as in ancient times
Back,
雪山先生　山水　二幅対　
Master Setsuzan Landscape One pair

Right side,
何時一茅屋
送老白雲包
When will I be able to build a thatched hut
and spend old age in a place shrouded in white clouds
Starting seal,
讀得意書　Read with pride
Back,
雪山先生　山水　二幅対　
Master Setsuzan, Landscape, One pair

Unidentifiable artist,

Regards,
I.Nagy

Dear Nagy, once again thank you for your generous availability.

Best regards,
Andrea

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