Ju Lian a native of Panyu (番禺, now Guangzhou

Guangzhou

Guangzhou , known historically as Canton or Kwangchow, is the capital and largest city of the Guangdong province in the People's Republic of China. Located in southern China on the Pearl River, about north-northwest of Hong Kong, Guangzhou is a key national transportation hub and trading port...

, was a Chinese painter in Qing Dynasty

Qing Dynasty

The Qing Dynasty was the last dynasty of China, ruling from 1644 to 1912 with a brief, abortive restoration in 1917. It was preceded by the Ming Dynasty and followed by the Republic of China....

. His courtesy name was 'Ancient Spring' (Gu Quan 古泉), and self-given pseudonym  'Old Man of the Divided Mountain' (Ge Shan Lao Ren 隔山老人). He was the younger brother (or cousin) of the painter Ju Chao

Ju Chao

Ju Chao , a native of Panyu Ju Chao , a native of Panyu Ju Chao , a native of Panyu (番禺, now Guangzhou, was a famed Chinese painter in Qing Dynasty. His courtesy name was Meisheng (梅生), and pseudonym Meichao (梅巢) or Guquan. He was the older brother (or cousin) of the painter Ju Lian. He wrote...

. He was known for his bird-and-flower paintings

Bird-and-flower painting

Bird-and-flower painting is a kind of Chinese painting named after its subject matter. Normally, most bird-and-flower paintings belong to the scholar-artist style of Chinese painting....

 as well as people and plant-and-insect paintings. He was the teacher of the brothers Gao Jianfu and Gao Qifeng.