Ren Bonian
Ren Bonian (1840–1896) was a painter.
Also recorded as hao Xiaolou; Bonian; Jen I; Xiaolou; Ren Yi; zi Bonian.
Overview
Recorded at birth as 任润.
Born at Shaoxing in 1840, died at Shanghai in 1896.
In detail
training under Ren Xun and Ren Xiong is recorded. the recorded working language is Chinese.
The field of work recorded is shan shui, portrait and bird-and-flower painting. Subjects and genres recorded for the work are Shanghai School. Ren Hesheng and Chen Hongshou are recorded as an influence.
Places of work recorded in the authority are Shanghai.
Works named in the authority record are Mandarin Ducks and Lotus, Paradise Flycatchers and Wisteria, The Five Virtues, Mynah and Bamboo, Birds on Red Plum and Figure in a boat under a wintry tree.
Work by Ren Bonian is recorded in the collections of The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Ashmolean Museum, Art Institute of Chicago, National Museum of World Cultures and Metropolitan Museum of Art.
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“Ren Bonian”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
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Wikidata, structured authority record Q3028266: Ren Bonian
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