Message #1668

[richy88]

Hi Max & All

Although the PRC government have simplified the Chinese characters in 1950 to improve literacy of the masses, such simplified Chinese characters do exist for a long time. It is quite common in Chinese calligraphy to write certain characters in various styles.

Therefore, the character in the signature is acceptable as Shou (寿) is a very frequent used character in Chinese paintings and calligraphies just like the other character Fu (福). If you look at one of my bottle painted by Lu Jian Guang, there is a side written with the Shou Character in a hundred variations.

http://snuffbottle.smfforfree.com/index.php/topic,131.0.html

However, please be aware that with the simplification of the Chinese characters exercise by the Chinese government, there are also new simplified characters being created during that time.

For your reference.


Richard