Ju Qing
Qing dynasty painter and poet
Ju Qing (Chinese:居慶; fl. 1856–1865), also known by the courtesy name Yuzheng (玉徵) and the art names Yushan nüshi and Yuzheng nüshi, was a Chinese Qing Dynasty flower painter who specialized in the peony.
Ju Qing was a third-generation member of a celebrated family of flower and bird painters from Geshan, Panyu, Guangzhou. She was the eldest daughter of Ju Heng and her uncles were the painters Ju Chao and Ju Lian. Her younger sister was the poet and painter Ju Ying (Peizheng). Little biographical information is known about Ju Qing's life and her life only be dated by inscriptions from two paintings dated 1856 and 1865. Historians have identified her as the unnamed flower painter mentioned in the Unofficial History of the Qing Dynasty (Qingchao yeshi daguan, 清朝野史大觀) who became the ninth wife of Yu Dan. Her son Yu Shimei (Yu Huiruo, 1865-1915) was a calligrapher, painter, and public official.
Ju Quin painted in the style of Yun Shouping. She also employed the laborious techniques of the Geshan style favored by her family, water application (zhuangshui) and powder application (zhuangfen).
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