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'''Han ShuXen''' was a painter from the [[Rose Empire]] on [[Sel]].{{book ref
He painted the masterpiece ''[[Lily of the Spring Pond]]'' for a woman he loved. On her death her children gave the painting to the Rose Empire. Rather than leaving it to "glorify" an empire he himself reviled he hired the [[Forger]] [[Wan ShaiLu]] to destroy it and replace it with a copy.{{book ref
He taught Shai how to paint when she was younger. She owed him, which is why she agreed to Forge his painting using the resources he had made for the original.{{book ref
In his old age he has gone blind.{{book ref
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