<p>i agreed with @droooze that, the 2nd &amp; 3rd seal is "湘綉":</p>

<p><a href="http://humanum.arts.cuhk.edu.hk/Lexis/lexi-mf/search.php?word=%E6%B9%98" rel="nofollow noreferrer">http://humanum.arts.cuhk.edu.hk/Lexis/lexi-mf/search.php?word=湘</a></p>

<p>綉 (u+7d89) is a variant of 繡 (u+7d61), which means embroider</p>

<p><a href="http://humanum.arts.cuhk.edu.hk/Lexis/lexi-mf/search.php?word=%E7%B9%A1" rel="nofollow noreferrer">http://humanum.arts.cuhk.edu.hk/Lexis/lexi-mf/search.php?word=繡</a></p>

<p>then, the 1st seal, i recognised it as "石氏"</p>

<p><a href="http://humanum.arts.cuhk.edu.hk/Lexis/lexi-mf/search.php?word=%E7%9F%B3" rel="nofollow noreferrer">http://humanum.arts.cuhk.edu.hk/Lexis/lexi-mf/search.php?word=石</a></p>

<p><a href="http://humanum.arts.cuhk.edu.hk/Lexis/lexi-mf/search.php?word=%E6%B0%8F" rel="nofollow noreferrer">http://humanum.arts.cuhk.edu.hk/Lexis/lexi-mf/search.php?word=氏</a></p>

<p>in which "石" is the surname, matched the "writer"'s name "石鍾璵"</p>

<p>the text of the 2nd picture is "活潑玲瓏", roughly vivacious &amp; exquisite</p>

<p>the text of the 3rd picture is "活潑天真", roughly lively &amp; artless</p>

<p>need to explain text of the first one?</p>

<p>have fun :)</p>

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Ahh..石..my mistake
dROOOze
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2018-10-03T13:39:53.113Z
frankly, i'm astonished to read your suggestion of "弘"  ^ o ^
水巷孑蠻
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Yes! Plz explain the 1st one. I've have researched til my eyes are broken to try and figure out exactly who the artist is on the 1st one. Thank you!!!
Sarah Robinson
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So on the first one the characters in English mean ShiShi...does that mean anything as far as artist go?
Sarah Robinson
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Is the artist Shi Zhongyu??
Sarah Robinson
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well, "石氏" just means a person with his surname (氏) as (石). yea, the artist is 石鍾璵
水巷孑蠻
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Just to clarify: _artless_ has several quite different meanings in English; as a translation of 天真, only the senses that denote ‘innocent, straightforward, free of deceit or pretence’ are relevant – not the ones that relate to clumsiness or a lack of skill or knowledge.
Janus Bahs Jacquet
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Can anyone tell me what the text in 1st pic says? I've got the seal figured out, but would like to translate the calligraphy.
Sarah Robinson
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水巷孑蠻
<p>图1：应该是一副画上的题字，原文有些不太清楚，个别字我辨识不出。
意思是：这幅图的名字叫踏雪寻梅，画与甲申十年三月下旬，为一个号玉壶山人的老人贺寿，画的作者是这个老人的侄子。</p>

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N.W
<p>I inherited these pictures from my grandmother who bought them in China in 1980-81. I have had a difficult time trying to translate the red artist signature seals. I have tried image translator app, I looked on several different Asian artists signature websites and poured through pictures to try and find something similar. Pleco wasn't as helpful as I had hoped. I also tried ibiblio.org, which alerted me to the fact that the red deal was in fact a signature. I would also love to know the translation of the rest of the characters that are written on each one. I really want to have a clear understanding of what I've got and after 3 hours of searching I am no closer.  I am just starting to learn about this so for now, the simpler the explanation the better. Please help!!!</p>

<p><strong>Chinese Etching</strong></p>

<p><a href="https://i.sstatic.net/atebR.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/atebR.png" alt="enter image description here"></a></p>

<p><strong>Chinese Silk Embroidery Panel</strong></p>

<p><a href="https://i.sstatic.net/wyRwz.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/wyRwz.png" alt="enter image description here"></a></p>

<p><strong>Chinese Silk embroidery Panel</strong></p>

<p><a href="https://i.sstatic.net/DQGaE.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/DQGaE.png" alt="enter image description here"></a></p>

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Thank you! Is there an English translation for the family name?
Sarah Robinson
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You can check [Wiktionary](https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%E5%BC%98).
dROOOze
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Help me translate the red signature seal on this picture?
# Help me translate the red signature seal on this picture?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2018-10-03)

I inherited these pictures from my grandmother who bought them in China in 1980-81. I have had a difficult time trying to translate the red artist signature seals. I have tried image translator app, I looked on several different Asian artists signature websites and poured through pictures to try and find something similar. Pleco wasn't as helpful as I had hoped. I also tried ibiblio.org, which alerted me to the fact that the red deal was in fact a signature. I would also love to know the translation of the rest of the characters that are written on each one. I really want to have a clear understanding of what I've got and after 3 hours of searching I am no closer. I am just starting to learn about this so for now, the simpler the explanation the better. Please help!!!

**Chinese Etching**

[![enter image description here](https://i.sstatic.net/atebR.png)](https://i.sstatic.net/atebR.png)

**Chinese Silk Embroidery Panel**

[![enter image description here](https://i.sstatic.net/wyRwz.png)](https://i.sstatic.net/wyRwz.png)

**Chinese Silk embroidery Panel**

[![enter image description here](https://i.sstatic.net/DQGaE.png)](https://i.sstatic.net/DQGaE.png)

**Tags:** translation, meaning-in-context, simplified-characters, character-identification, seal
> **Comments:**
> **username_0**: Thank you! Is there an English translation for the family name?  
> **username_1**: You can check [Wiktionary](https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%E5%BC%98).  

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## 2 answers

### Answer by username_2 on 2018-10-03. Score: 1

i agreed with @droooze that, the 2nd & 3rd seal is "湘綉":

[http://humanum.arts.cuhk.edu.hk/Lexis/lexi-mf/search.php?word=湘](http://humanum.arts.cuhk.edu.hk/Lexis/lexi-mf/search.php?word=%E6%B9%98)

綉 (u+7d89) is a variant of 繡 (u+7d61), which means embroider

[http://humanum.arts.cuhk.edu.hk/Lexis/lexi-mf/search.php?word=繡](http://humanum.arts.cuhk.edu.hk/Lexis/lexi-mf/search.php?word=%E7%B9%A1)

then, the 1st seal, i recognised it as "石氏"

[http://humanum.arts.cuhk.edu.hk/Lexis/lexi-mf/search.php?word=石](http://humanum.arts.cuhk.edu.hk/Lexis/lexi-mf/search.php?word=%E7%9F%B3)

[http://humanum.arts.cuhk.edu.hk/Lexis/lexi-mf/search.php?word=氏](http://humanum.arts.cuhk.edu.hk/Lexis/lexi-mf/search.php?word=%E6%B0%8F)

in which "石" is the surname, matched the "writer"'s name "石鍾璵"

the text of the 2nd picture is "活潑玲瓏", roughly vivacious & exquisite

the text of the 3rd picture is "活潑天真", roughly lively & artless

need to explain text of the first one?

have fun :)

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: Ahh..石..my mistake  
> **username_2**: frankly, i'm astonished to read your suggestion of "弘"  ^ o ^  
> **username_0**: Yes! Plz explain the 1st one. I've have researched til my eyes are broken to try and figure out exactly who the artist is on the 1st one. Thank you!!!  
> **username_0**: So on the first one the characters in English mean ShiShi...does that mean anything as far as artist go?  
> **username_0**: Is the artist Shi Zhongyu??  
> **username_2**: well, "石氏" just means a person with his surname (氏) as (石). yea, the artist is 石鍾璵  
> **username_3**: Just to clarify: _artless_ has several quite different meanings in English; as a translation of 天真, only the senses that denote ‘innocent, straightforward, free of deceit or pretence’ are relevant – not the ones that relate to clumsiness or a lack of skill or knowledge.  
> **username_0**: Can anyone tell me what the text in 1st pic says? I've got the seal figured out, but would like to translate the calligraphy.  

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### Answer by username_4 on 2021-03-12. Score: 0

图1：应该是一副画上的题字，原文有些不太清楚，个别字我辨识不出。
意思是：这幅图的名字叫踏雪寻梅，画与甲申十年三月下旬，为一个号玉壶山人的老人贺寿，画的作者是这个老人的侄子。


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