Leaton Posted September 9, 2010 at 07:45 PM Report Share Posted September 9, 2010 at 07:45 PM I found this pendant, it is nothing special, very simple. I do not understand 小篆, and am curious if anyone could tell me what these characters mean. Thank you for your help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OneEye Posted September 10, 2010 at 06:07 AM Report Share Posted September 10, 2010 at 06:07 AM This won't be too helpful, since I'm not that great with Seal script, but here's what I can figure out: ？生兄合？？？人？上子？ I'm almost 100% sure on 子, the others not quite as sure, but fairly sure. Of course I may be wrong on all counts. I know someone else will be able to help you out better, but I just wanted to try my hand at it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leaton Posted September 10, 2010 at 01:13 PM Author Report Share Posted September 10, 2010 at 01:13 PM So far, I had come up with ？生只?？？？人？上子？. So we agree on all but one, and I can only assume you're close with 合. It's still not quite enough for me to understand what it is saying, and I'm not sure which of us is more correct on the third character (只/兄). Thank you very much for your help, I do hope to learn more about this soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OneEye Posted September 10, 2010 at 02:16 PM Report Share Posted September 10, 2010 at 02:16 PM Oh yeah, good call on 只. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skylee Posted September 10, 2010 at 02:33 PM Report Share Posted September 10, 2010 at 02:33 PM Take a look -> http://www.xici.net/u17112762/d94662378.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leaton Posted September 10, 2010 at 03:32 PM Author Report Share Posted September 10, 2010 at 03:32 PM I fear my Chinese to be too weak to make sense of this. The translation of 浮生只合 安道故人 晚上子冈 doesn't seem to be coherent. Could you offer me an explanation of what this means or where it comes from? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Pipas Posted September 10, 2010 at 04:01 PM Report Share Posted September 10, 2010 at 04:01 PM 晚安浮 上道生 子故只 冈人合 These are from the lines of 舒亶's 《虞美人．寄公度》： 芙蓉落尽天涵水，日暮沧波起， 背飞双燕贴云寒，独向小楼东畔倚栏看。 浮生只合樽前老, 雪满长安道。 故人早晚上高台, 寄我江南春色一枝梅。 It's about the end of autumn and the end of his career. About missing a dear friend who lives in the South. (陆)子冈 is the name of the engraver. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hofmann Posted September 10, 2010 at 09:10 PM Report Share Posted September 10, 2010 at 09:10 PM It looks more like 浮生只合安道敀人晚上子岡 to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OneEye Posted September 11, 2010 at 05:36 AM Report Share Posted September 11, 2010 at 05:36 AM I agree with Hofmann. I thought 故 and 冈 looked suspect. I know 冈 is a simplification of 岡, but that isn't what's in the picture. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The guy from Beijing Posted September 18, 2010 at 07:24 AM Report Share Posted September 18, 2010 at 07:24 AM Why is the engraver's name so big? It almost looks as though it's part of the sentence, don't they usually keep it smaller than the text? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Pipas Posted September 20, 2010 at 01:09 PM Report Share Posted September 20, 2010 at 01:09 PM Because it's a fake?.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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