Chinese poem?

[alenehan]

Hi, this is a small tea bowl that i own, I was hoping that someone could help me translate the text.. I think it may be a poem.

Thanks

Alex

[skylee]

would it be japanese?

[alenehan]

It may be Janese, thanks Skylee. The bowl is Chinese in style but it may be a Japanese copy.

Many Thanks

Alex

[cookie_monster]

nice looking calligraphy where'd u get it?

[alenehan]

Thanks Cookie Monster, it is from an old collection of Chinese Porcelain. I only bought this piece as it was something different and I loved the flowing style of caligraphy. It is much smaller than it looks like in the pictures with the whole thing being about the size of an egg cup!

[wendyicy]

no, it isn't japanese, it is kind of chinese writing, i couldn't tell you what it says, cos i couldn't read it according this picture.

[alenehan]

Thanks Wendyicy, hopefully this picture should make it easier to read.....

[Quest]

I think it's some made up gibberish. The only recognizable Japanese characters are そ, and maybe け and ち. Run it by some educated Japanese people and see if you'll have any luck. It could be some 三字经，三言诗。

[shibo77]

Difficult to see, but I think it is Japanese (hiragana and kanji), I can recognise these, but I am not sure if they are correct: 凋 and を

-Shibo

[Koneko]

Honestly, I think it's just some random stuff written down on the bowl...

Purely for aesthetic enhancement?!

[smallriver]

I am sure this is Chinese,but not Japanese.It is a kind of old handwriting,very beautiful,I can recognise some individual words on the bowl. 画，治，学,I will try to find out what is on it,wait for a moment....

[alenehan]

Thanks Smallriver, this is really appreciated.

Alex

[smallriver]

I have asked many people,but it seems no one is sure.There are some answers,the characters are 清幽/青静，朝，只/鸟，天，画，与，写，治，学，三，拾/凋，六，计，×（from the right to the left）.

I will continue pay attation to it until I find the answer.

[alenehan]

Thank you so much Smallriver, your expertise and research has helped me so much.

:)

Is anybody able to translate this into English for me please?

Thanks again,

Alex

[Gulao]

The character on the upper right looks to have an 耳 radical in it. No telling what the rest of the character is, though.

[Quest]

There are some answers,the characters are 清幽/青静，朝，只/鸟，天，画，与，写，治，学，三，拾/凋，六，计，×（from the right to the left）.

I am not convinced.

[alenehan]

Thanks everyone so much for your help. The cup is being looked at b yporcelain experts so I will be able to tell you if I find out more.

M goi

Alex