Neng'erzhai yinpu 能爾齋印譜

Neng'erzhai yinpu 能爾齋印譜 is a seal album compiled during the early Qing period 清 (1644-1911) by Qian Zhen 錢楨 (fl. 1704), courtesy name Yuyuan 寧園, style Cangzhou 滄州, from Jiading 嘉定 (today part of Shanghai). He also wrote a book on painting, Lian shuihua zhengxu lu 練水畫征續錄.

Figure 1. Seal imprints from the Neng'erzhai yinpu 能爾齋印譜

From Guangming zhi men 光明之門.

The seal catalogue has a length of 6 juan in four volumes and presents imprints of seals from the Ming and the early Qing period, with a total number of 362, a quarter of which was used by Qian himself. Part of the book reproduces seals included in Zhang Hao’s 張灏 catalogue Xueshantang yinpu 學山堂印譜. It was published in 1704.