Lot 726
  • 726

Ren Yi 1840-1896

Estimate
30,000 - 40,000 USD
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Description

  • Ren Yi
  • CHICKENS AND FLOWERS
  • ink and color on paper, hanging scroll 
signed Shanyin Bonian Ren Yi, dated xinsi (1881) of the Guangxu reign, the first half of the third lunar month, with two seals of the artist, ren bo nian, yi yin

Literature

Daitou Art, Series 1, Vol. 11, Tokyo Osuka Kougeisha, 1926
Chinese Paintings of Song, Yuan, Ming, Qing Dynasties, Tokyo Bijutsu Gakkou Bunka Nai, Tokyo Otsuka Kougeisha, 1932, p. 367
Important Chinese Paintings, Tokyo Osuka Kougeisha, 1936, p. 985

Condition

-Paper bears a tanned tone due to age. -Minor stain spots.
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