New wine in old bottles : the figure painting of Ren Bonian (1840-1895) in the context of nineteenth century Shanghai

Ren Yi, self-styled Bonian (1840-1895), is rightly considered as one of the most prolific painters in late nineteenth century Shanghai. Like many of his contemporaries, the life of Ren Bonian was much entangled with social and economic change in the international city where new and old, local and fo...

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Main Author: Yang, Chia-Lin
Published: SOAS, University of London 2005
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Online Access:https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.417372