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He Sicheng
Southern Liang writer styled Yuanjing from Tan in Donghai, whose poem on Mount Lu won Shen Yue's praise.
In a study at night, a desk holds a brush pot, a porcelain vase with a plum branch, a lit red lantern, a folded fan and an unrolled blank scroll, with no one seated there, while through a round window the moon rises over a lake with a sailboat.
Also known as Yuanjing
He Sicheng, courtesy name Yuanjing, came from Tan in Donghai and belonged to the same clan as He Xun and He Zilang. He held a series of posts from household attendant and Erudite of the Imperial Academy to censor and county magistrate, and died as records officer to Xiao Ji, Prince of Wuling, aged 54 by Chinese count. Shen Yue praised his poem on touring Mount Lu; he also helped compile the 700-juan encyclopedia Bian Lue and left a 15-juan collection.
Life and times
Dates Born in the 480s, died in the 530s; exact years unknown