Chinese characters on stone translation help.

[2fat2slow]

Hi all,

 

For some time now, I am trying to crack few Chinese characters. Would be very much appreciated if someone could help me to understand characters meanings, and which way to read them.

 

It is not possible to upload full picture, as stone itself very small, and characters simply will be not readable, I think it can be classed as micro carved characters, had to use HD/loop camera with reasonable zoom in

 

Sequence random.

 

Kind regards

Paul - UK  

[Bibu]

this looks like Li shu, which used in Han dynasty. It is also used a lot for seal carving. You better to enhance the pic, it is not a easy job to recognise Li Shu.

[2fat2slow]

Hi Bibu,

 

I done my home work since I posted it here..I been advised that it's Zhuan script. And possibly I have translation on 2 characters out of 7 I think.. :)

 

Can you please PM  you email? I am looking forward to pass on some additional pictures to you and other subjects of speculations, if be honest I am getting to nowhere at this point..So your thoughts would be highly appreciated.

 

Kind regards 

[Bibu]

I can not recognize xiaozhuan neither, few people knows it.

 

anyhow,  it is easy to look up xiaozhuan if you know nowadays Chinese character, check it: http://www.99zhuanshu.com/Builder/189

[陳德聰]

There are a few people here who are quite apt at recognising characters in seal script, but it would require better pictures, and preferrably separate pictures per character instead of how you’ve done it here.

 

In some cases you may not even have the character facing right-side up. But it’s hard to tell when there’s glare. I’d certainly trade character size for better quality, as the spacing for these are not that cramped,

[889]

Lighting is critical when you photograph inscriptions. If you use flash or other head-on lighting you wash out the inscription. You want lighting from the side, so there's a shadow in the inscription that brings it out. It takes some time and patience and experimentation to get it right.

[oceancalligraphy]

Since the characters are carved, it might help to make a rubbing. It would make it easier to enlarge and see the characters.

 

An example of making a rubbing:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AR2nUVUOvOk