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Ren Yi, The Five Virtues

Ren Yi

Song Dynasty · 1840–1895 · Painter

Song dynasty person (CBDB = 39826)

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2auction results2023–2026years recorded100%sold (2)$6.6kSign up free to seemedian price

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  1. Ren Yi, TWO CHINESE 'BIRD AND FLOWER' FAN PAINTINGS, both ink and colour on gold ground paper, fan-shaped album leavesTWO CHINESE 'BIRD AND FLOWER' FAN PAINTINGSLyon & Turnbull · £6,350≈ $8,515≈ €7,353Sign up to see
  2. Ren Yi, BIRD ON RICE PLANT, ink and slight colour on silk, circular fan leafBIRD ON RICE PLANTLyon & Turnbull · £3,780≈ $4,651≈ €4,346Sign up to see

Ren Yi’s highest prices recorded at auction, ranked in US dollars at each sale-date exchange rate and shown in the currency of the sale (with the buyer’s premium where the house publishes it).

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Ren Yi, TWO CHINESE 'BIRD AND FLOWER' FAN PAINTINGS, both ink and colour on gold ground paper, fan-shaped album leaves
TWO CHINESE 'BIRD AND FLOWER' FAN PAINTINGS
Lyon & Turnbull · Mar 11, 2026
£6,350Sign up free to see
Ren Yi, BIRD ON RICE PLANT, ink and slight colour on silk, circular fan leaf
BIRD ON RICE PLANT
Lyon & Turnbull · Nov 3, 2023
£3,780Sign up free to see
Three album leaves, each with flowering branches and birds
Brunk Auctions · Nov 11, 2017
$22,000Sign up free to see

Works in museum collections

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Ren Yi, The Five Virtues
The Five VirtuesQing dynasty (1644–1911), 1895 · Hanging scroll; ink and colors on paper
Art Institute of Chicago ↗
CC0 · Art Institute of Chicago, Gift of Florence Ayscough and Harley Farnsworth Mac…
Ren Yi, Mandarin Ducks and Lotus
Mandarin Ducks and LotusQing dynasty (1644–1911), 1892 · Hanging scroll; ink and colors on paper
Art Institute of Chicago ↗
CC0 · Art Institute of Chicago, Gift of Florence Ayscough and Harley Farnsworth Mac…
Ren Yi, Birds on Red Plum
Birds on Red PlumQing dynasty (1644–1911), 1892 · Hanging scroll; ink and colors on paper
Art Institute of Chicago ↗
CC0 · Art Institute of Chicago, Gift of Florence Ayscough and Harley Farnsworth Mac…
Ren Yi, Mynah and Lotus 鷯哥荷花圖
Mynah and Lotus 鷯哥荷花圖Qing dynasty (1644–1911), 1885 · Hanging scroll; ink and colors on paper
Art Institute of Chicago ↗
CC0 · Art Institute of Chicago, Gift of Florence Ayscough and Harley Farnsworth Mac…
Ren Yi, Roosters and Blossoming Apricots 雄鷄圖
Roosters and Blossoming Apricots 雄鷄圖Qing dynasty (1644–1911) · Hanging scroll; ink and colors on paper
Art Institute of Chicago ↗
CC0 · Art Institute of Chicago, Gift of Florence Ayscough and Harley Farnsworth Mac…
Ren Yi, Paradise Flycatchers and Wisteria
Paradise Flycatchers and WisteriaQing dynasty (1644–1911), 1892 · Hanging scroll; ink and colors on paper
Art Institute of Chicago ↗
CC0 · Art Institute of Chicago, Gift of Florence Ayscough and Harley Farnsworth Mac…