<p>The signature and the seal are both &quot;煥乎&quot; (huàn hū) meaning &quot;brilliant&quot;, possibly originating from The Analects &quot;煥乎其有文章&quot;. The seal uses a non-standard form of the character 煥, replacing the radical 廾 (in seal script) with the 火 radical, effectively contracting the character.</p>
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<p>After @dROOOze pointed it out, I took a closer look at the second character (on the left), and it should indeed be 平 (píng) instead of 乎. In that case, the word is probably not a classical allusion, but simply the name of the painter. In fact, I seem to have found another piece from the same painter <a href="https://www.ebay.com/itm/255089717840" rel="nofollow noreferrer">on ebay</a>, where the same seal is used. The listing confirms the name 焕平.</p>
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2022-06-18T05:10:41.363Z
thank you so much
Mike Scott
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2022-06-19T08:52:42.570Z
The character on the left is 平 rather than 乎
dROOOze
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2022-06-20T14:43:36.737Z
@dROOOze Looking closer, I agree with you. I will update the answer.
Elliot Yu
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Elliot Yu
<p>I came across a nice butterfly tree painting and I am trying to learn as much about it as i can.</p>
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Can anyone help with identifying the red stamp symbols or the full text?
# Can anyone help with identifying the red stamp symbols or the full text?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2022-06-17)

I came across a nice butterfly tree painting and I am trying to learn as much about it as i can.

[![enter image description here](https://i.sstatic.net/V1DbC.jpg)](https://i.sstatic.net/V1DbC.jpg)

[![enter image description here](https://i.sstatic.net/lwG72.png)](https://i.sstatic.net/lwG72.png)

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


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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2022-06-17. Score: 1 | Accepted answer

The signature and the seal are both "煥乎" (huàn hū) meaning "brilliant", possibly originating from The Analects "煥乎其有文章". The seal uses a non-standard form of the character 煥, replacing the radical 廾 (in seal script) with the 火 radical, effectively contracting the character.

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After @username_2 pointed it out, I took a closer look at the second character (on the left), and it should indeed be 平 (píng) instead of 乎. In that case, the word is probably not a classical allusion, but simply the name of the painter. In fact, I seem to have found another piece from the same painter [on ebay](https://www.ebay.com/itm/255089717840), where the same seal is used. The listing confirms the name 焕平.

![1](https://i.sstatic.net/CSZ2J.jpg)

> **Comments:**
> **username_0**: thank you so much  
> **username_2**: The character on the left is 平 rather than 乎  
> **username_1**: @username_2 Looking closer, I agree with you. I will update the answer.  

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