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Herdboy and Buffalo — Ren Yi (Ren Bonian). Herdboy and Buffalo, dated 1890. The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Public domain (CC0).

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Herdboy and Buffalo

by Ren Yi (Ren Bonian)

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Artist: Ren Yi (Ren Bonian) (Chinese, 1840–1896)
Date: dated 1890
Medium: Folding fan mounted as an album leaf; ink and color on alum paper
Dimensions: 7 1/2 x 21 3/8 in. (19.1 x 54.3 cm)
Type: Painting
Classification: Paintings
Department: Asian Art
Credit line: Gift of Robert Hatfield Ellsworth, in memory of La Ferne Hatfield Ellsworth, 1986
Accession no.: 1986.267.48

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