<p>the text is “竹外一支斜・埜人家” &amp; “徐泓” above the seal “爲善最樂”</p>
<p>the scroll is named “徐泓花鳥屏”</p>
<p>the meaning is, roughly:</p>
<p>there’re bamboos, a stem [of plum blossom] slanted beyond (竹外一支斜); a house in wilderness (埜人家)</p>
<p>the verse is quoted from a poem “昭君怨·梅花” by 鄭域 in 宋 dynasty</p>
<blockquote>
<p>道是花來春未・道是雪來香異・竹外一枝斜・野人家</p>
</blockquote>
<p>埜 (u+57dc) is a variant of 野 (u+91ce) nowadays; well, it’s used commonly in literatures of yore</p>
<p>“徐” is the surname, “泓” is the given name, of the author</p>
<p>“爲善最樂” - doing good [is the] greatest happiness</p>
<p>“花鳥屏” - a scroll (字畫的條幅亦稱為「屏」) of flowers &amp; birds</p>
<p>have fun :)</p>

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2024-01-12T08:13:57.110Z
Thank you for your help and detailed answer. So the artist's name is Xu Hong. I have a few other paintings that I will post gradually.
damyp
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<p>I've got some old asian paintings from which I totally ignore the artist's name or calligraphy meaning and I'd be happy if I could get some help. You can zoom to increase quality.</p>
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<p>Thank you</p>

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2024-01-11T22:28:42.933Z
"爲善最樂", where are these characters? The name of the artist is 徐泓.
r13
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2024-01-11T22:50:20.963Z
爲善最樂 is what the seal says. What's the question here?
monalisa
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@monalisa You have answered my question.
r13
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Identification of asian seal on painting (Characters identified: 爲善最樂)
# Identification of asian seal on painting (Characters identified: 爲善最樂)

(Asked by: username_0 on 2024-01-11)

I've got some old asian paintings from which I totally ignore the artist's name or calligraphy meaning and I'd be happy if I could get some help. You can zoom to increase quality.

[![enter image description here](https://i.sstatic.net/0piAB.jpg)](https://i.sstatic.net/0piAB.jpg)

[![enter image description here](https://i.sstatic.net/llLGN.jpg)](https://i.sstatic.net/llLGN.jpg)

Thank you

**Tags:** character-identification, seal

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: "爲善最樂", where are these characters? The name of the artist is 徐泓.  
> **username_2**: 爲善最樂 is what the seal says. What's the question here?  
> **username_1**: @username_2 You have answered my question.  

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_3 on 2024-01-11. Score: 2 | Accepted answer

the text is “竹外一支斜・埜人家” & “徐泓” above the seal “爲善最樂”

the scroll is named “徐泓花鳥屏”

the meaning is, roughly:

there’re bamboos, a stem [of plum blossom] slanted beyond (竹外一支斜); a house in wilderness (埜人家)

the verse is quoted from a poem “昭君怨·梅花” by 鄭域 in 宋 dynasty

> 道是花來春未・道是雪來香異・竹外一枝斜・野人家

埜 (u+57dc) is a variant of 野 (u+91ce) nowadays; well, it’s used commonly in literatures of yore

“徐” is the surname, “泓” is the given name, of the author

“爲善最樂” - doing good [is the] greatest happiness

“花鳥屏” - a scroll (字畫的條幅亦稱為「屏」) of flowers & birds

have fun :)

> **Comments:**
> **username_0**: Thank you for your help and detailed answer. So the artist's name is Xu Hong. I have a few other paintings that I will post gradually.  

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