<p>The Title is <code>江南春曉</code> pronounced Jiang Nan Chun Xiao</p>

<p>江 mean river, most used for Changjiang River in China: Asia longest and the world third longest river<br> 
南 mean south or southern<br>
春 mean spring<br>
曉 mean morning or dawn<br></p>

<p>So 江南春曉 mean A Spring Morning in Southern China</p>

<p>The script beside the title is <code>己亥永秋逸之</code></p>

<p>己亥 is a kind of Chinese calendar to name the year, it cycle every 60 years, so it can mean 1059，1119，1179，1239，1299，1359，1419，1479，1539，1599，1659，1719，1779，1839，1899，1959，2019, if the painting is created in Qing dynasty (AD 1644–1911) it can mean any of the following year 1659，1719，1779，1839，1899  <a href="http://www.chinabuddhismencyclopedia.com/en/index.php/Heavenly_Stems_%26_Earthly_Branches" rel="noreferrer">Click for More info</a></p>

<p>永 mean forever<br>
秋 mean autumn<br>
永秋 I am not sure but it can be the name of the painter.</p>

<p>逸之 is like Best Regards in English letter.</p>

<p>For the seal it contain two characters, on the left side it has 山 which mean mountain, I can't identify the character on the right.</p>

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Simon Simoon
<p>the four bigger characters are "江南春曉"</p>

<p>in which <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jiangnan" rel="noreferrer">"江南"</a> referring to "lands immediately to the south of the lower reaches of the yangtze river"</p>

<p>"春曉" means "mornings of the spring"</p>

<p>the smaller characters are "己亥初秋逸ｘ" (ｘ: not yet identified)</p>

<p>己亥 is one of the sexagenary cycle, in marking year, it's 2019-60i, e.g. 2019, 1959, 1899, 1839 . . .</p>

<p>"初秋" means early autumn</p>

<p>"初" is the best i can guess, might be wrong :)</p>

<p>"逸ｘ" is, most likely, the name of the painter.</p>

<p>in the seal, i suspected the right one is "茂", and, the left character is "山".</p>

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My first guess was 己亥永秋逸之, but that didn't make any sense, so I didn't post an answer...Also the first character of the seal looks strange, never seen a shape like that before.
dROOOze
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@droooze "永", me too. i can't compose any meaning from this one. "之", omg, my initial guess is "丁" :( as usual, i suspected, the character "茂" :)
水巷孑蠻
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茂, maybe second character here http://dict.variants.moe.edu.tw/variants/rbt/word_attribute.rbt?quote_code=QTAzNDUx
dROOOze
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@droooze, yes, similar; well found :)
水巷孑蠻
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i guess it's "初秋", answer edited.
水巷孑蠻
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Good find! Makes sense.
dROOOze
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2019-04-18T04:18:50.143Z
obviously 初秋 ԅ(¯ㅂ¯ԅ) because it's left half is a common style of  衤
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Thanks so much for that,  Are you able to decipher the  name of the painter ? Someone else thought it might be "Yi Zhi" but that does not give us a family name
THEMAGPIESAID
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@THEMAGPIESAID , about the name, no. i would suggest you try to contact sothebys hong kong, or, christie's hong kong. both auction houses have experience staffs.
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水巷孑蠻
<p>Its 江南春晓, 己亥初秋逸之, and seal 茂山（right-to-left）</p>

<p>江南春晓 is the title or name of this work, means A Spring Morning in Southern China as @Simon already said.</p>

<p>己亥 is the year this work is done, and 初秋 denotes the time: at the beginning of autumn.</p>

<p>逸之 is the name of the author.</p>

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thanks for your comments.  Can you tell which year it was painted
THEMAGPIESAID
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as @水巷孑蠻 already answered, 己亥 is one of the sexagenary cycle, so that the exact year is not known. 2019 is (one of) 己亥 year, any (2019-60*k) for integer k would be 己亥 year.
imkzh
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imkzh
<p>Regarding the seal </p>

<p><a href="https://i.sstatic.net/O37TC.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/O37TC.png" alt=""></a> </p>

<p>it is perhaps:</p>

<h1>岷</h1>

<p>(<a href="https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%E5%B2%B7" rel="nofollow noreferrer">a placename</a>)</p>

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P Varga
<p>I have inherited  a beautiful Chinese silk artwork.  I would like to know what age it is and what the script and seal mean.  Much appreciated if anyone can help </p>

<p><a href="https://i.sstatic.net/UPHoc.jpg" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/UPHoc.jpg" alt="artwork on silk"></a></p>

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2019-04-18T05:20:42.697Z
The traditional Chinese character 曉 was simplefied to 晓 in mainland China, but the version in the paiting is 暁, it is running script style.
xenophōn
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Chinese Seal on silk painting - what does it mean?
# Chinese Seal on silk painting - what does it mean?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2019-04-18)

I have inherited a beautiful Chinese silk artwork. I would like to know what age it is and what the script and seal mean. Much appreciated if anyone can help

[![artwork on silk](https://i.sstatic.net/UPHoc.jpg)](https://i.sstatic.net/UPHoc.jpg)

**Tags:** translation

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: The traditional Chinese character 曉 was simplefied to 晓 in mainland China, but the version in the paiting is 暁, it is running script style.  

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## 4 answers

### Answer by username_2 on 2019-04-18. Score: 8

The Title is `江南春曉` pronounced Jiang Nan Chun Xiao

江 mean river, most used for Changjiang River in China: Asia longest and the world third longest river  
南 mean south or southern  
春 mean spring  
曉 mean morning or dawn

So 江南春曉 mean A Spring Morning in Southern China

The script beside the title is `己亥永秋逸之`

己亥 is a kind of Chinese calendar to name the year, it cycle every 60 years, so it can mean 1059，1119，1179，1239，1299，1359，1419，1479，1539，1599，1659，1719，1779，1839，1899，1959，2019, if the painting is created in Qing dynasty (AD 1644–1911) it can mean any of the following year 1659，1719，1779，1839，1899 [Click for More info](http://www.chinabuddhismencyclopedia.com/en/index.php/Heavenly_Stems_%26_Earthly_Branches)

永 mean forever  
秋 mean autumn  
永秋 I am not sure but it can be the name of the painter.

逸之 is like Best Regards in English letter.

For the seal it contain two characters, on the left side it has 山 which mean mountain, I can't identify the character on the right.


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### Answer by username_3 on 2019-04-18. Score: 6

the four bigger characters are "江南春曉"

in which ["江南"](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jiangnan) referring to "lands immediately to the south of the lower reaches of the yangtze river"

"春曉" means "mornings of the spring"

the smaller characters are "己亥初秋逸ｘ" (ｘ: not yet identified)

己亥 is one of the sexagenary cycle, in marking year, it's 2019-60i, e.g. 2019, 1959, 1899, 1839 . . .

"初秋" means early autumn

"初" is the best i can guess, might be wrong :)

"逸ｘ" is, most likely, the name of the painter.

in the seal, i suspected the right one is "茂", and, the left character is "山".

> **Comments:**
> **username_4**: My first guess was 己亥永秋逸之, but that didn't make any sense, so I didn't post an answer...Also the first character of the seal looks strange, never seen a shape like that before.  
> **username_3**: @username_4 "永", me too. i can't compose any meaning from this one. "之", omg, my initial guess is "丁" :( as usual, i suspected, the character "茂" :)  
> **username_4**: 茂, maybe second character here http://dict.variants.moe.edu.tw/variants/rbt/word_attribute.rbt?quote_code=QTAzNDUx  
> **username_3**: @username_4, yes, similar; well found :)  
> **username_3**: i guess it's "初秋", answer edited.  
> **username_4**: Good find! Makes sense.  
> **username_5**: obviously 初秋 ԅ(¯ㅂ¯ԅ) because it's left half is a common style of  衤  
> **username_0**: Thanks so much for that,  Are you able to decipher the  name of the painter ? Someone else thought it might be "Yi Zhi" but that does not give us a family name  
> **username_3**: @username_0 , about the name, no. i would suggest you try to contact sothebys hong kong, or, christie's hong kong. both auction houses have experience staffs.  

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### Answer by username_6 on 2019-04-18. Score: 2

Its 江南春晓, 己亥初秋逸之, and seal 茂山（right-to-left）

江南春晓 is the title or name of this work, means A Spring Morning in Southern China as @username_2 already said.

己亥 is the year this work is done, and 初秋 denotes the time: at the beginning of autumn.

逸之 is the name of the author.

> **Comments:**
> **username_0**: thanks for your comments.  Can you tell which year it was painted  
> **username_6**: as @username_3 already answered, 己亥 is one of the sexagenary cycle, so that the exact year is not known. 2019 is (one of) 己亥 year, any (2019-60*k) for integer k would be 己亥 year.  

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### Answer by username_7 on 2019-04-18. Score: 2

Regarding the seal

[![](https://i.sstatic.net/O37TC.png)](https://i.sstatic.net/O37TC.png)

it is perhaps:

# 岷

([a placename](https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%E5%B2%B7))


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