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Liu Hui (Southern Qi)
Southern Qi writer from Pengcheng, courtesy name Shizhang, a leading figure in Xiao Ziliang's literary circle and a skilled clerical-script calligrapher, died in 502.
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 Shizhang
Liu Hui, courtesy name Shizhang, was from Pengcheng, a son of Liu Mian and younger brother of Liu Jun; he lived from 458 to 502, dying at forty-five. He served as editor, secretariat gentleman, crown prince's household aide and Grand Administrator of Southern Donghai. An eloquent speaker and a good clerical-script calligrapher, he was prominent in Xiao Ziliang's literary circle, and Xiao Yi likened his talent to Mi Heng's. In 494 he offered to take his brother's place at execution and was pardoned, and in 500 he took part in Xiao Yan's rising. His children included Liu Xiaochuo, Liu Qian, Liu Xiaowei and the poet Liu Lingxian, wife of Xu Fei. His poem Youso si survives.
Life and times
Dates 458 CE–502 CE