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AN INSCRIBED AND DATED SOAPSTONE SEAL 清乾隆乙卯年（1795）
SIGNED WANG CHANG, DATED QIANLONG YIMAO YEAR, 王昶刻壽山石「朱子讀書法」印（85克）
CORRESPONDING TO 1795 AND OF THE PERIOD
The rectangular seal is surmounted by a raised and gently curved 邊款：
finial, incised on the side with an inscription composed by the 循序漸進、熟讀精思、慮新涵泳、切已體察、着緊用力、
Song dynasty philosopher Zhu Xi, followed by a Qianlong yimao 居敬持志
cyclical date, and the signature Wang Chang. 乾隆乙卯、述葊王昶
1 ¬ in. (4.3 cm.) long, 85 g, box
王昶（1724－1806年），字德甫，號述庵，又號蘭
HK$100,000-150,000 US$13,000-19,000 泉。江蘇青浦人。乾隆十九年進士，乾隆二十二年乾
隆帝南巡，王昶獲召試第一，授內閣中書。官至刑部
Wang Chang (1724-1806) was a scholar-official active during the
Qianlong period, who passed the civil service examination and 右侍郎。好金石之學，與王鳴盛、吳泰來、錢大昕、
eventually became a minister at the Ministry of Justice. He was also a 趙升之、曹仁虎、王文蓮並稱「吳中七子」。著有
well respected scholar in epigraphy. 《金石萃集》、《明詞綜》、《春融堂集》、《湖海
詩傳》等書。

seal face
印面

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