In the Style of Ren Yi (1840-1895), Ducks in the Reed. Framed under glass, 49,5 x 65,5 cm, ink and colors on paper. Signature by the artist: "Painted by Bonian". One seal of the artist: "Ren Bonian". Above the painting a colophon in a bold running script written by Wang Hongre. Ren Yi, style name Bonian, was one of the most prominent painters of the late 19th century. He specialized in figures in a humoristic style and did also birds like these ducks - Property from an old North German private collection, mostly assembled in the 1950s and 1960s - Traces of age, stains