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Liu Zun
Liang official and poet from Pengcheng, courtesy name Xiaoling, who served Xiao Gang's household and became Crown Prince's Attendant; his poems appear in the Yutai Xinyong.
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 Xiaoling
Liu Zun, courtesy name Xiaoling, came from Pengcheng and was an official of the Liang; his grandfather was Liu Mian and his father Liu Quan, and Liu Ru and Liu Lan were his brothers. He began as Editor and Crown Prince's Secretary, served as record keeper to Xiao Gang, Prince of Jin'an, and when Xiao Gang became crown prince in 530 he became his Attendant. He died in office in 535; his poems are chiefly preserved in the Yutai Xinyong.
Life and times
Dates 488–535 CE