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王人驥/補行鄉試墨卷
清 光緒 28年 (1902)
Wang Renji/ Dark Ink Answers from the Provincial Examination, 1902
展示尺寸27.5 長×26寬cm(×18頁)
寄2023-1764
【說明】
墨卷又稱闈墨，是鄉試後由主考官挑選中式者的優秀文章發印，一般發往各省學宮，做舉子學習的範本。清制，逢子、卯、午、酉年舉行鄉試，丑、辰、未、戌年行會試。光緒26年（1900）適逢庚子，例當舉行鄉試，但遇光緒帝三旬萬壽，將庚子科改成恩科鄉試。後不幸八國聯軍禍起，鄉試暫停，直到光緒28年才補行科舉。
本件墨卷作者王人驥原籍臺灣省安平縣人，1895年乙未割臺，故到福建附籍應考，參加光緒28年（壬寅，1902）補辦的鄉試，名列105名，高中舉人，在此特殊背景下實屬難得。不過，王人驥並未更上層樓，後轉往日本留學。科舉亦在光緒31年（1905）正式通告廢止。
【Description】
The "dark ink answer scroll," also known as "wei mo," refers to outstanding essays selected by chief examiners after the provincial examinations. These essays were printed and distributed to provincial academies as study models for aspiring candidates.
The author of this answer scroll, Wang Renji, originally from Anping County, Taiwan Province, participated in the rescheduled provincial examination in the 28th year of Guangxu (1902) in Fujian. He ranked 105th and achieved the title of Juren. However, Wang did not advance further and later pursued studies in Japan.