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Cheng qing guan yin pu (Collection of seals from the Chengqing Hall) is a Ming printed edition of Zhang Hao’s seal collection. Chengqing Hall was the name of the studio owned by Zhang. Also named Su, courtesy names Gumin and Yiling, style names Zhanggong and Pingling Jushi, Zhang was born in Taicang, Jiangsu. Early on he acquired by chance a prized collection of about 100 seals of metal and jade. He began to search for and acquire seals of famed contemporary seal engravers, had seal impressions made, and undertook ...