Seal translation
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麗？.. ？？？？江南春意（right to left）
虚
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（？江）
（？南）
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畫
虚
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（？江）
（？南）
？
畫
Thank you @azhong and @yangyi chen for you reply.
Do you know the meaning of this words?
Thank you!
Jc
Do you know the meaning of this words?
Thank you!
Jc
My English isn't good enough. I've called out for help. Let's wait for responses.
Thank you very much @azhong, waiting for your reply...
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江南春意 is the title of the landscape painting.
江南 literally refers to the area south of the Yangtze River. Today, it includes Shanghai, northern Zhejiang, southern Jiangsu, and southeastern Anhui.
春意 means the atmosphere of spring (春天).
江南 and 春天 are important concepts with symbolic meanings in classical Chinese literature.
From the title, we get the idea that the painting depicts spring in the area south of the Yangtze River in China.
There were two 庚午年 in the 20th century - 1930 and 1990 - according to the traditional Chinese chronological system.
若虚 is possibly a pseudonym. It may derive from the Chinese idiom of 虚怀若谷, meaning 'broad-minded like a valley and willing to accept others' opinions'.
So it could be deduced that the painting was made in 1990 or 1930 probably by a painter named 若虚。
江山如畫（江山如画）means the natural scenery is as beautiful as a picture.
江山如畫（江山如画）comes from the poem 念奴娇·赤壁怀古 by 苏轼, a renowned poet of the Song Dynasty.
江南 literally refers to the area south of the Yangtze River. Today, it includes Shanghai, northern Zhejiang, southern Jiangsu, and southeastern Anhui.
春意 means the atmosphere of spring (春天).
江南 and 春天 are important concepts with symbolic meanings in classical Chinese literature.
From the title, we get the idea that the painting depicts spring in the area south of the Yangtze River in China.
There were two 庚午年 in the 20th century - 1930 and 1990 - according to the traditional Chinese chronological system.
若虚 is possibly a pseudonym. It may derive from the Chinese idiom of 虚怀若谷, meaning 'broad-minded like a valley and willing to accept others' opinions'.
So it could be deduced that the painting was made in 1990 or 1930 probably by a painter named 若虚。
江山如畫（江山如画）means the natural scenery is as beautiful as a picture.
江山如畫（江山如画）comes from the poem 念奴娇·赤壁怀古 by 苏轼, a renowned poet of the Song Dynasty.
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I agree with all Jake said with my thanks. He had well explained everything I planned to say but I can't with my poorer English, and he's even said more.
After his thorough explanations, pls allow me to add some more minor notes:
2. 1990, 1930, 1870, 1810,etc (minus 60 each time)
Their name should be "X麗", one of the seal in the first picture.
若虚, literally "like empty".
After his thorough explanations, pls allow me to add some more minor notes:
literally, "river-south-spring-atmosphere"
1. Please refer to the wikipedia page: "Sexagenary cycle”
2. 1990, 1930, 1870, 1810,etc (minus 60 each time)
Possible, a literary name they gave themselves. Or it's also possibly to the person's motto.
Their name should be "X麗", one of the seal in the first picture.
若虚, literally "like empty".
literally, "river-mountain-like-painting"
Thank you friends for your cooperation. The artist' name is unknown but the information you found is the most we can understand.
Anyway, from chinese-forums.com, the second character of the seal is 麗 ("wondering whether it is one character instead of two, 酈 is a surname in Chinese").
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