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<p>These are <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shang_dynasty" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Shang Dynasty</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oracle_bone_script" rel="nofollow noreferrer">oracle bone script</a> shapes. The right hand character looks like either「冬」or「終」, and the left hand side character is either「月」or「夕」. Note that there was no difference between「冬・終」and「月・夕」in oracle bone script.</p>

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<p>This is「圃」, also in a Shang Dynasty shape.</p>

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2019-01-13T13:48:57.787Z
2019-01-13T13:48:57.787Z
dROOOze
<p>It looks like <strong>怀谷</strong> , from the idiom 虚<strong>怀</strong>若<strong>谷</strong></p>

<p><a href="http://www.ichacha.net/%E8%99%9A%E6%80%80%E8%8B%A5%E8%B0%B7.html" rel="nofollow noreferrer">虛懷若谷</a> means: </p>

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  <p><em>have a mind as open as a valley -- very modest; be extremely open-minded; be in a receptive mood; be open to conviction; free from pride and prejudices; from a sense of one's inadequacy; modest and open-minded</em></p>
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2017-04-25T20:37:13.280Z
2017-04-25T20:37:13.280Z
Tang Ho
<p>I have two watercolours (Birds &amp; flowers blossom) but have not been able to find anything regarding who painted them.<a href="https://i.sstatic.net/02yuW.jpg" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/02yuW.jpg" alt="enter image description here"></a></p>

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2017-04-25T15:40:00.427Z
Looks Japanese to me.
Gugg
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2017-04-26T03:00:44.963Z
it is stage name of author, if he/she is not a well-known artist, only few people within his/her cycle know him/her.
Daniel Yang
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ID the Artists signature
# ID the Artists signature

(Asked by: username_0 on 2017-04-25)

I have two watercolours (Birds & flowers blossom) but have not been able to find anything regarding who painted them.[![enter image description here](https://i.sstatic.net/02yuW.jpg)](https://i.sstatic.net/02yuW.jpg)

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> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: Looks Japanese to me.  
> **username_2**: it is stage name of author, if he/she is not a well-known artist, only few people within his/her cycle know him/her.  

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## 2 answers

### Answer by username_3 on 2019-01-13. Score: 2

[![enter image description here](https://i.sstatic.net/2YWXN.png)](https://i.sstatic.net/2YWXN.png)

These are [Shang Dynasty](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shang_dynasty) [oracle bone script](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oracle_bone_script) shapes. The right hand character looks like either「冬」or「終」, and the left hand side character is either「月」or「夕」. Note that there was no difference between「冬・終」and「月・夕」in oracle bone script.

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

This is「圃」, also in a Shang Dynasty shape.


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### Answer by username_4 on 2017-04-25. Score: 2

It looks like **怀谷** , from the idiom 虚**怀**若**谷**

[虛懷若谷](http://www.ichacha.net/%E8%99%9A%E6%80%80%E8%8B%A5%E8%B0%B7.html) means:

> *have a mind as open as a valley -- very modest; be extremely open-minded; be in a receptive mood; be open to conviction; free from pride and prejudices; from a sense of one's inadequacy; modest and open-minded*


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