SIGNED WANG CHANG, DATED QIANLONG YIMAO YEAR, CORRESPONDING TO 1795 AND OF THE PERIOD

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AN INSCRIBED AND DATED SOAPSTONE SEAL
SIGNED WANG CHANG, DATED QIANLONG YIMAO YEAR, CORRESPONDING TO 1795 AND OF THE PERIOD
The rectangular seal is surmounted by a raised and gently curved finial, incised on the side with an inscription composed by the Song dynasty philosopher Zhu Xi, followed by a Qianlong yimao cyclical date, and the signature Wang Chang.
1 5/8 in. (4.3 cm.) long, 85 g, box

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Wang Chang (1724-1806) was a scholar-official active during the Qianlong period, who passed the civil service examination and eventually became a minister at the Ministry of Justice. He was also a well respected scholar in epigraphy.

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