Ju Chao

{{Short description|Chinese painter (1811–1865)}}

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Ju Chao ({{zh|c=居巢|p=Jū Cháo|w=Chü Ch'ao}}; 1811–1865),{{Cite web |date=30 October 2008 |title=Qing Dynasty Paintings to Go on Show |url=http://archive.news.gov.hk/isd/ebulletin/en/citylife/081030/html/081030en20002.htm#begin |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305125653/http://archive.news.gov.hk/isd/ebulletin/en/citylife/081030/html/081030en20002.htm |archive-date=5 March 2016 |access-date=20 August 2013 |website=news.gov.hk}} a native of Panyu (番禺), now Guangzhou, was a famed Chinese painter in the 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.Cihai: Page 1073 under Ju Lian's entry. He wrote "Poems of Shouxie Shi" (首邪室诗) and "Yanyu Ci" (烟语词).