Wang Qishu

Wang Qishu (1728–1799) was a Chinese art collector and poet. He was a collector of seals during the Qing dynasty.

A native of Huizhou, Wang was born into moderate wealth. Although he initially planned to take the Imperial examinations and become an official, he eventually went into the family business as a salt merchant. Despite this, his donations to the government's coffers resulted in an official court position and he spent several years in Beijing fulfilling an administrative role.[1][2]

His interest in seal carving led him to collect thousands of seals and imprints, and during the course of his life he published more than twenty books cataloguing his collection.[2][1]

Although he wrote poetry, Wang was never highly regarded as a writer by his contemporaries, who nevertheless admired him for his work as a collector.[1] He also edited the Xie fang ji ("Collected fragrances"), an anthology of women's poetry.[2][3]

References

Yulian Wu (2017). Luxurious Networks: Salt Merchants, Status, and Statecraft in Eighteenth-century China. Stanford University Press. pp. 105–124. ISBN 978-0-8047-9811-2.
Beverly Jo Bossler (1 August 2015). Gender and Chinese History: Transformative Encounters. University of Washington Press. pp. 63–77. ISBN 978-0-295-80601-3.
Grace S. Fong (2008). Herself an Author: Gender, Agency, and Writing in Late Imperial China. University of Hawaii Press. p. 63. ISBN 978-0-8248-3186-8.

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[Wu2017-1] Yulian Wu (2017). Luxurious Networks: Salt Merchants, Status, and Statecraft in Eighteenth-century China. Stanford University Press. pp. 105–124. ISBN 978-0-8047-9811-2.

[Bossler2015-2] Beverly Jo Bossler (1 August 2015). Gender and Chinese History: Transformative Encounters. University of Washington Press. pp. 63–77. ISBN 978-0-295-80601-3.

[Fong2008-3] Grace S. Fong (2008). Herself an Author: Gender, Agency, and Writing in Late Imperial China. University of Hawaii Press. p. 63. ISBN 978-0-8248-3186-8.