<p>I believe the seal is 常道. Pretty sure it's the painter's name.</p>
<p>余登峨眉，宿于洗象池，夜入被窝，如入凉水中。
癸未四月廿五日，常道</p>
<p>I climbed to the top of the Emei Mountain, and stayed at night in the Xixiang Pond (wash elephant pond).
When I hit the sack at night, it felt like entering cold water.
April 25, 2003. Chang Dao</p>

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2021-10-19T07:43:47.917Z
Thank you! That is very helpful. I was wondering how you came to the date 2010, as it was believed to be older than this?
Crypto Takers
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2021-10-19T11:08:21.517Z
@CryptoTakers Sorry that I made a mistake. I should have double check it before posting the year rather then relying on my memory. It should be 2003 + n * 60, n is any integer you can think of. This is because 癸未 is part of the so called 干支, which can be used to track year within a cycle of 60 years. You can check out the [wikipedia page](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sexagenary_cycle) for more information.
Aristolochic
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2021-10-19T15:01:52.237Z
Thank you once again for your brilliant information.  It's very much appreciated that you have taken the time to explain all this.
Crypto Takers
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2021-10-20T02:31:27.220Z
“余登峨眉，`夜`宿于洗象池”， 多了一个字
imkzh
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2021-10-20T11:14:35.027Z
Thank you for this additional info.
Crypto Takers
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2021-10-20T13:16:56.873Z
@imkzh 大意了，已改正。
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Aristolochic
<p><a href="https://i.sstatic.net/d3rjM.jpg" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/d3rjM.jpg" alt="enter image description here" /></a>Here is an old ink on paper painting - can you identify the red seal signature and the text? Thank you.</p>

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Can you translate this writing and red seal signature?
# Can you translate this writing and red seal signature?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2021-10-19)

[![enter image description here](https://i.sstatic.net/d3rjM.jpg)](https://i.sstatic.net/d3rjM.jpg)Here is an old ink on paper painting - can you identify the red seal signature and the text? Thank you.

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2021-10-19. Score: 4

I believe the seal is 常道. Pretty sure it's the painter's name.

余登峨眉，宿于洗象池，夜入被窝，如入凉水中。
癸未四月廿五日，常道

I climbed to the top of the Emei Mountain, and stayed at night in the Xixiang Pond (wash elephant pond).
When I hit the sack at night, it felt like entering cold water.
April 25, 2003. Chang Dao

> **Comments:**
> **username_0**: Thank you! That is very helpful. I was wondering how you came to the date 2010, as it was believed to be older than this?  
> **username_1**: @username_0 Sorry that I made a mistake. I should have double check it before posting the year rather then relying on my memory. It should be 2003 + n * 60, n is any integer you can think of. This is because 癸未 is part of the so called 干支, which can be used to track year within a cycle of 60 years. You can check out the [wikipedia page](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sexagenary_cycle) for more information.  
> **username_0**: Thank you once again for your brilliant information.  It's very much appreciated that you have taken the time to explain all this.  
> **username_2**: “余登峨眉，`夜`宿于洗象池”， 多了一个字  
> **username_0**: Thank you for this additional info.  
> **username_1**: @username_2 大意了，已改正。  

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