王文治举进士年考辨

A Textual Research for the Year When Wang Wen-zhi Passed a Palace Examination

王文治是清代著名书画家、诗人。王文治生平行年大致清楚,但关于其举进士年,诸书所载迥异,而其中一种权威性的说法出自著名学者姚鼐,影响很大,其实却是错的。本文兹对此略作考辨。

Wang Wen-zhi was well-known calligrapher, painter and poet in the Qing Dynasty. Being number three in the Qianlong palace examination, he was selected into Imperial Academy and appointed Read-Service Scholar. Once he worked as Administer of Lin＇an, Yunnan, publishing 24-volume Poetry Collection of Dream House and 8-volume Prefaces and Postscripts of Pleasant Rain Hall. In A History of the Qing Dynasty, there is his biography. Generally speaking, his chronicle is clear enough. But for the year when he passed a palace examination, different people have different sayings. The authoritative saying by famous scholar Yao Nai, although having great influence, is inaccurate. This article makes a textual research.