Title
Cowherds
Creator
Year/Period
Dated 1883
Region
China
Object Type
Material
Technique
Dimension
Image size: L :253 cm x W:79 cm,
Image size: L:133 cm x W:66 cm
Image size: L:133 cm x W:66 cm
Accession No.
2000-07902
Collection of
Credit Line
From the Xiang Xue Zhuang Collection in memory of Dr Tan Tsze Chor
Ren Yi (1840-1895), also known as Ren Bonian, was a representative painter of the Shanghai School. Ren was a versatile artist who incorporated numerous styles in his paintings. In particular, the Western techniques of realism and portraiture were adopted and juxtaposed with archaistic stylisation in his portraiture. This painting belonged to a famous local collection, Xiang Xue Zhuang established by the late Dr Tan Tsze Chor, who was famous for his collection of Ren Yi’s figure paintings.
