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Hi, this four character inscription is on an ancestral altar which contains two spirit tablets. I am unsure of the more modern equivalents of these characters and would be grateful for any assistance.










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Hi, this four character inscription is on an ancestral altar which contains two spirit tablets. I am unsure of the more modern equivalents of these characters and would be grateful for any assistance.







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    The characters are 孝思維則.
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    The characters are 孝思維則.
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The characters are 孝思維則.
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The characters are 孝思維則.
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as @drooze revealed, it's "孝思維則"



reading from right to left:



孝: http://humanum.arts.cuhk.edu.hk/Lexis/lexi-mf/search.php?word=孝



思: http://humanum.arts.cuhk.edu.hk/Lexis/lexi-mf/search.php?word=思



維: http://humanum.arts.cuhk.edu.hk/Lexis/lexi-mf/search.php?word=維



則: http://humanum.arts.cuhk.edu.hk/Lexis/lexi-mf/search.php?word=則



the verse is original from 詩經 大雅 文王之什 下武:




成王之孚



下土之式



永言孝思



孝思維則




the ctext.org has a translation:




He secured the confidence due to a king,



And became a pattern of all below him.



Ever thinking how to be filial,



His filial mind was the model [which he supplied].




https://ctext.org/book-of-poetry/xia-wu






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    as @drooze revealed, it's "孝思維則"



    reading from right to left:



    孝: http://humanum.arts.cuhk.edu.hk/Lexis/lexi-mf/search.php?word=孝



    思: http://humanum.arts.cuhk.edu.hk/Lexis/lexi-mf/search.php?word=思



    維: http://humanum.arts.cuhk.edu.hk/Lexis/lexi-mf/search.php?word=維



    則: http://humanum.arts.cuhk.edu.hk/Lexis/lexi-mf/search.php?word=則



    the verse is original from 詩經 大雅 文王之什 下武:




    成王之孚



    下土之式



    永言孝思



    孝思維則




    the ctext.org has a translation:




    He secured the confidence due to a king,



    And became a pattern of all below him.



    Ever thinking how to be filial,



    His filial mind was the model [which he supplied].




    https://ctext.org/book-of-poetry/xia-wu






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      as @drooze revealed, it's "孝思維則"



      reading from right to left:



      孝: http://humanum.arts.cuhk.edu.hk/Lexis/lexi-mf/search.php?word=孝



      思: http://humanum.arts.cuhk.edu.hk/Lexis/lexi-mf/search.php?word=思



      維: http://humanum.arts.cuhk.edu.hk/Lexis/lexi-mf/search.php?word=維



      則: http://humanum.arts.cuhk.edu.hk/Lexis/lexi-mf/search.php?word=則



      the verse is original from 詩經 大雅 文王之什 下武:




      成王之孚



      下土之式



      永言孝思



      孝思維則




      the ctext.org has a translation:




      He secured the confidence due to a king,



      And became a pattern of all below him.



      Ever thinking how to be filial,



      His filial mind was the model [which he supplied].




      https://ctext.org/book-of-poetry/xia-wu






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        as @drooze revealed, it's "孝思維則"



        reading from right to left:



        孝: http://humanum.arts.cuhk.edu.hk/Lexis/lexi-mf/search.php?word=孝



        思: http://humanum.arts.cuhk.edu.hk/Lexis/lexi-mf/search.php?word=思



        維: http://humanum.arts.cuhk.edu.hk/Lexis/lexi-mf/search.php?word=維



        則: http://humanum.arts.cuhk.edu.hk/Lexis/lexi-mf/search.php?word=則



        the verse is original from 詩經 大雅 文王之什 下武:




        成王之孚



        下土之式



        永言孝思



        孝思維則




        the ctext.org has a translation:




        He secured the confidence due to a king,



        And became a pattern of all below him.



        Ever thinking how to be filial,



        His filial mind was the model [which he supplied].




        https://ctext.org/book-of-poetry/xia-wu






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        as @drooze revealed, it's "孝思維則"



        reading from right to left:



        孝: http://humanum.arts.cuhk.edu.hk/Lexis/lexi-mf/search.php?word=孝



        思: http://humanum.arts.cuhk.edu.hk/Lexis/lexi-mf/search.php?word=思



        維: http://humanum.arts.cuhk.edu.hk/Lexis/lexi-mf/search.php?word=維



        則: http://humanum.arts.cuhk.edu.hk/Lexis/lexi-mf/search.php?word=則



        the verse is original from 詩經 大雅 文王之什 下武:




        成王之孚



        下土之式



        永言孝思



        孝思維則




        the ctext.org has a translation:




        He secured the confidence due to a king,



        And became a pattern of all below him.



        Ever thinking how to be filial,



        His filial mind was the model [which he supplied].




        https://ctext.org/book-of-poetry/xia-wu







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