Translating Signature and Sealmark

[Geo]

Can someone please help in identifying and translating the signature and seal of the artist I have attached to this post?

The signature and seal is from a painting on silk by the artist.

 

Thank you for any help!

 

George

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[edelweis]

First four characters: 香远益清 which seems to be both a quote and the title of an arts book (but I know nothing about art so...)

Fifth character: 仲 (could be a surname) but there's a squiggle underneath that I don't know how to read.

And the seal of course...

 

Hint: if you wish more people to take an interest in your queries, you might want to post a picture of the whole painting, and possibly some background information (where did you buy it, from whom etc), in addition to the zoomed-in picture of the characters.

 

 

Edit: the seal character looks like 纪

And perhaps the squiggle is just 言 or maybe 之

[gaogaozhan]

By the artist, 杨仲之
 
Google image search "杨仲之" to confirm again if you like.
 

[edelweis]

I googled. On other paintings 杨仲之 used a 杨 seal.

Do you happen to know what is the meaning of the 纪 seal here?

[gaogaozhan]

 

Do you happen to know what is the meaning of the 纪 seal here?

 

I'm not sure if that's actually 纪 because the 己 looks a bit like 弓。

But there's no such word as 纟弓。

 

 

Do you happen to know what is the meaning of the 纪 seal here?

 

In Chinese calligraphy, that is known as 落款

Usually it indicates the name of the artist 姓名

Sometimes it is just a single-character used as a trademark 字号

纪 can mean "discipline", "century", "age", "record" etc

[edelweis]

Thanks. The seal remains a mystery then.

the chineseetymology site (link in post #2) shows several versions of seal script 纪, including some with an almost 弓 shape... there could be a mistake on that website though...