Herdboy and Buffalo dated 1890 Ren Yi (Ren Bonian) Chinese Throughout his career Ren explored the expressive qualities of various brush manners. In the 1880s he was particularly interested in the effects of colored wash and loose, impressionistic brushwork, and created pictures such as this softly brushed fan. The Chan (Zen) theme of herding one's nature toward enlightenment, as a herdboy guides his wayward buffalo, derives from Song-dynasty Herdboy and Buffalo. Ren Yi (Ren Bonian) (Chinese, 1840–1896). China. dated 1890. Folding fan mounted as an album leaf; ink and color on a
Herdboy and Buffalo dated 1890 Ren Yi (Ren Bonian) Chinese Throughout his career Ren explored the expressive qualities of various brush manners. In the 1880s he was particularly interested in the effects of colored wash and loose, impressionistic brushwork, and created pictures such as this softly brushed fan. The Chan (Zen) theme of herding one's nature toward enlightenment, as a herdboy guides his wayward buffalo, derives from Song-dynasty Herdboy and Buffalo. Ren Yi (Ren Bonian) (Chinese, 1840–1896). China. dated 1890. Folding fan mounted as an album leaf; ink and color on alum paper. Qing dynasty (1644–1911). Paintings
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