《王紫云妻夏氏墓志》为明代晚期的一方颇具代表性的女性墓志。这方墓志由墓主之子王行健的同乡好友蒋范化所撰,此二人皆为经科举而入仕途的士大夫。志石所刻的柳体楷书,是明代晚期较为典型的书法风格,具有较高的书法价值。志文所记的夏氏生前事迹,可以为古代的女性生活与家庭生活等问题的研究提供相对可信的资料。 “Wang Ziyun wife Xia’s epitaph” for the late Ming Dynasty representative of the female epitaphs. The epitaph was written by fellow countryman Wang Jian Wang, a friend of the tomb owner, Jiang Fanhua, both of whom were official taxonomists who entered the government service. Shizhi carved willow regular script, the late Ming Dynasty is more typical calligraphy style, with high calligraphy value. The chronicles of Xia’s life recorded in the essay can provide relatively credible information for the study of ancient women’s life and family life.