<h3 id="regular-script-transcription-k61g"><a href="https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%E9%9A%B8%E5%AE%9A" rel="noreferrer">Regular script transcription</a></h3>
<p><a href="https://i.sstatic.net/eovuf.jpg" rel="noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/eovuf.jpg" alt="Regular script transcription" /></a></p>
<p>The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cursive_script_(East_Asia)" rel="noreferrer">cursive calligraphy</a> says</p>
<pre><code>作廣
　城
</code></pre>
<blockquote>
<p>Work of 廣城 (Mandarin Pinyin: <strong>Guǎng Chéng</strong>)</p>
</blockquote>
<p>The seal says</p>
<pre><code>⿸厂 （廣）
    （城）
</code></pre>
<blockquote>
<p>廣城</p>
</blockquote>
<p>Where 廣城 is the artist's name (probably using a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pseudonym" rel="noreferrer">pseudonym</a>).</p>
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<h3 id="notes-on-seal-character-identification-q6n7">Notes on seal character identification</h3>
<h4 id="section-y7b9">⿸厂（廣）</h4>
<p>「廣」 (<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reconstructions_of_Old_Chinese#Baxter%E2%80%93Sagart_(2014)" rel="noreferrer">Baxter-Sagart OC</a>: <strong>/*kʷˤaŋʔ/</strong>, <em>large hall</em> &gt; <em>wide, expansive</em>) is comprised of semantic <a href="https://xiaoxue.iis.sinica.edu.tw/yanbian?kaiOrder=26720" rel="noreferrer">「广」 (<em>building</em>)</a> and phonetic 「黃」 (<strong>/*qʷˤaŋ/</strong>, <a href="https://chinese.stackexchange.com/a/33478/18338">now written as 「尪」</a>).</p>
<p>This variation of 「廣」 corrupts 「广」 into 「厂」, and corrupts 「黃」 into 「」, probably by something like the following sequence:</p>
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<h4 id="section-1-3sin">（城）</h4>
<p>「城」 (<strong>/*[d]eŋ/</strong>, <em>city walls</em>) is comprised of semantic 「土」 (<em>ground</em>, indicating <em>a place to be defended</em>) and simultaneously semantic and phonetic 「成」 (which is the original form of 「城」).</p>
<p>Earlier variations of 「城」 used semantic <a href="https://xiaoxue.iis.sinica.edu.tw/yanbian?kaiOrder=21597" rel="noreferrer">「」 (<em>outer city wall</em></a>, now written as 「郭」) instead.</p>
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2021-07-24T06:32:49.707Z
2021-07-24T06:32:49.707Z
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<p>The painting shows a landscape with trees, boats on water, and a mountain in the background.</p>
<p><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/yyDeM.jpg" alt="photo" /></p>

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What is the signature and red seal on my landscape painting? (Characters identified: 廣城作)
# What is the signature and red seal on my landscape painting? (Characters identified: 廣城作)

(Asked by: username_0 on 2021-07-23)

The painting shows a landscape with trees, boats on water, and a mountain in the background.

![photo](https://i.sstatic.net/yyDeM.jpg)

**Tags:** translation, character-identification, seal, calligraphy


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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2021-07-24. Score: 5

Regular script transcription

The cursive calligraphy says
作廣
　城


Work of 廣城 (Mandarin Pinyin: Guǎng Chéng)

The seal says
⿸厂 （廣）
    （城）


廣城

Where 廣城 is the artist's name (probably using a pseudonym).

Notes on seal character identification
⿸厂（廣）
「廣」 (Baxter-Sagart OC: /*kʷˤaŋʔ/, large hall > wide, expansive) is comprised of semantic 「广」 (building) and phonetic 「黃」 (/*qʷˤaŋ/, now written as 「尪」).
This variation of 「廣」 corrupts 「广」 into 「厂」, and corrupts 「黃」 into 「」, probably by something like the following sequence:
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（城）
「城」 (/*[d]eŋ/, city walls) is comprised of semantic 「土」 (ground, indicating a place to be defended) and simultaneously semantic and phonetic 「成」 (which is the original form of 「城」).
Earlier variations of 「城」 used semantic 「」 (outer city wall, now written as 「郭」) instead.
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