ren yi (1840-1896) Oiseaux et hibiscus

encre et pigments sur soie, signé Bonian Renyi et deux cachets de l'artiste Ren Bonian and Bonian Changshou Yinxin, inscription Qiushui Furong, Ni Chenlaolian ben dayi yu haishang, encadré sous verre

Formerly in the collection of Li Kwok-Wing, Hong Kong.

There are small scattered areas of loss to the silk which have carefully been filled in along the lower left hand edge of the painting, the centre lower edge and along the lower right hand side of the painting. There is a small tear to the silk in the centre of a leaf. There is light overall wear to the painting, particularly to the upper right hand edge. The colours are more subtle and less dark on the right hand side of the painting than the catalogue illustration suggests.
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