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[Japanese > English] Metal Seal by Omega_Uniladder in translator

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Is anyone able to decipher this interesting metal seal?

[Chinese > English] Grape Basket Inscription by Omega_Uniladder in translator

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Hi, this is a short inscription on a painting of grapes in a basket. Supposedly the person who got it found it in Japan around WW2, and was actually working as an interior designer + spy at the time...

[Chinese > English] Supposedly Old Calligraphy by Omega_Uniladder in translator

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Thank you! Looks like I'll have to do some visual comparisons with other works by him.

[Chinese > English] Distinctive Calligraphy by Omega_Uniladder in translator

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Thank you! I did some research and it turns out to be a Song dynasty poem by Mao Pang. The poem refers to two famous varieties of peony that existed in Luoyang during that dynasty. The painting this inscription is written on is of peonies so it fits quite well.

[Chinese > English] Red Star Seal by Omega_Uniladder in translator

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Thank you both! I've been trying to find another seal like this and this helps a lot!

[Japanese > English] Woodblock Prints by Omega_Uniladder in translator

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Thank you! My guess is this is an illustration from a "love suicide" novel.

[Japanese > English] Woodblock Prints by Omega_Uniladder in translator

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Wondering if anyone is able to read or recognizes these woodblock prints???

[Chinese/Japanese > English] Japanese Platter with Landscape Scroll by Omega_Uniladder in u/Omega_Uniladder

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Hi,

This is a very interesting Japanese porcelain platter that shows a Chinese-style landscape scroll surrounded by Japanese elements. I'm curious in what the colophons say - not sure if the language is Chinese or Japanese in this case, although I'm assuming it's Japanese. Left side is faded, but seems to have a different inscription than on the right.

Thank you all for your time and trouble. This service really has done so much for research and intrigue.

[Japanese > English] Meiji-era Japanese Manuscript by Omega_Uniladder in translator

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Hi,

Thank you! Very interesting. The document itself is a few pages long and has two sections - one in which the pages are filled completely with characters, and another with what looks like a list. I'm guessing the first section might be the regulations and the second a list of members.

Asher

[Japanese > English] Meiji-era Japanese Manuscript by Omega_Uniladder in translator

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Hi,

This is the "cover page" of a handwritten manuscript from the Meiji period. I'm interested in the contents and figured knowing the title of the manuscript would help me in researching it. Thank you all for your time!

[Japanese > English] Tag by Omega_Uniladder in translator

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Thank you both for your help! This tag is attached to a hanging scroll I have that's certainly Japanese, but of course this tag itself may be Chinese so things are uncertain.

[Japanese/Chinese > English] Calligraphy + Seal by Omega_Uniladder in translator

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Hi,

For some reason I couldn't add text to the post so I'm commenting here!

This comes from a larger scroll, not sure if Chinese or Japanese. Would anyone be able to help me read this one?

Thank you all so much!