Ren Bonian

Ren Yi, also known as Ren Bonian, was a painter and son of a rice merchant who supplemented his income by doing portraits. He was born in Zhejiang, but after the death of his father in 1855 he lived in Shanghai. This move placed him in a more urban world that was exposed to Western thinking. In Shanghai he became a member of the Shanghai School which fused popular and traditional styles. Ren Bonian ranked with Ren Xiong, Ren Xun and Ren Yu as the "Four Rens."

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Also known as Bonian, hao Xiaolou, Jen I, Jen Po-nien, Ren Bonian o Jen P'o-nien, Ren Yi, Ren Yi [Ren Bonian], Xiaolou and 2 other name forms

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