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- Qin Shi #65		 劉安 1
琴史 #65 2
Liu An studying3
Liu An (d. 122 BCE), or An, Prince of Huai Nan,4 was a son a grandson of Liu Bang. His father was of 厲王 Prince Li.

The book Huainanzi was a collection of 21 essays written by scholars at his court.5 According to it, the qin had its origins with Shen Nong. Other qin references here include:

Qinshu Daquan, Folio 1, #3.
Qinshu Daquan, Folio 16, #29.

Liu An is said to have written the Chu Ci poem Summons for a Recluse. This is the earliest known poem on a topic which became quite popular after the Han dynasty. The qin melody Zhao Yin is connected to this theme.

Liu An's biography here, as elsewhere, discusses his search for immortality. The biography of Juanzi says Liu An was unable to understand Juanzi's Tiandiren Jing, but there is no mention of this here.

Qin illustration 34 in Taiyin Daquanji shows what it says is a qin named Yun Quan by Liu An, but that Liu An is from Jin, so it is presumably a different Liu An.6

The original Qin Shi essay begins as follows.7

Prince An of Huainan, a son of Prince Li, was a talented writer and qin player. As a result we have the melody Ba Gong Cao..... (incomplete).  
Footnotes (Shorthand references are explained on a separate page)

1. Liu An 劉安
2270.222 劉安. See also in Wikipedia.
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2. 12 lines; the biography title is 淮南王安 King An of Huainan
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3. From an illustrated Ming edition of Liexian Quanzhuan, an expanded later version of Liexian Zhuan.
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4. 18117.25 淮南王安 Huainan Wang An. Wang (normally king) is generally translated "prince" for relatives of the Han emperor.
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5. Huainanzi 淮南子
See in Wikipedia.
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6. Liu An of Jin 晉劉安
The qin named Cloud Spring (雲泉 Yun Quan, Qin illustration 34), is attributed to a 劉安 Liu An of 晉 Jin. 2270.222 mentions several other people named Liu An, but there is no mention of Jin. For various Jin see in Wikipedia. It most importantly refers to both a dynasty (265–420) and to a state during the Spring and Autumn Period, centered in the Shanxi area.
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7. Chinese original (12 lines) not yet online.
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