JU Lian
(China 1828–1904)
- Title
- (Courtesan reading)
- Place of origin
-
China
- Period
- Guangxu 1875 - 1908 → Qing dynasty 1644 - 1911 → China
- Year
- 1896
- Media category
- Painting
- Materials used
- album leaf; ink and colour on silk
- Dimensions
-
25.0cm diam. image/sheet
- Signature & date
- Signed, in Chinese, ink "... ninth day of the ninth moon of the year of bingshen (1896). Ju Lian, ... guquan [artists's seal ]".
- Credit
- Gift of the Ifould Family 1999
- Accession number
- 199.1999
- Location
- Not on display
- Further information
Ju Lian, a native of Fanyu, Guangdong province, was active during the late 19th century in the region of Guangdong. He studied drawing from his brother Ju Chao (?-1899). Together with Ju Chao, the two "Jus" were recognised as the founder of the Linnan School. Many important artists from this school, such as Gao Jianfu, Gao Qifeng and Chen Shuren, were Ju Lian's students.
Asian Art Dept, AGNSW, 19 October 1999.
