Chinese Inscription Translation
September 29, 2006 12:39 PM   RSS feed for this thread Subscribe

What do the Chinese inscriptions on my art say?

I've owned three Chinese screens for several years, and have long wondered what the text on each says. I can get some from being able to read Japanese, but I'm hoping a Chinese-speaker or two can help me get the whole deal.

Screen One

Screen Two

Screen Three
posted by thomascrown to writing & language (2 comments total) 1 user marked this as a favorite
1) Top to bottom: Autumn pond, white heron, Buo Wen (artist's name)

2) Artist's signature: Zhou [something]

3) Poetry! This is just what it says, not an exact transliteration.
Far right, top-bottom: High mountains, steep peaks, [something] icy chill
Mid: Going sailing (for leisure), one must look for a lull in the snow.
Left: Third Rat year (according to the sexagenary cycle), [artist's name] painted
posted by casarkos at 1:33 PM on September 29, 2006


Wowsers! Fast work. Thanks much.
posted by thomascrown at 2:18 PM on September 29, 2006


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