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Yin Shi
Sui writer from Hejian, learned and skilled at verse, who rose to be secretary to the Prince of Han and died in 604.
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 Secretary to the Prince of Han
Yin Shi came from Hejian and was a learned Sui writer who composed poetry, rising to be secretary to Yang Liang, Prince of Han. His birth year is unknown and he is recorded as dying in 604. 'Farewell to Attendant Song', included in the Gushi Yuan, is one of his surviving poems and speaks of parting from a friend.
Life and times
Dates Birth year unknown; died 604 CE