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Ren Renfa [Jen Jen-fa; zi Ziming; hao Yueshan Daoren]
(b Qinglongzhen [now Qingpu, Songjiang, Shanghai Municipality], 1255; d 1328). Chinese painter. Under the Yuan dynasty (1279–1368) he became an official, rising to the level of Vice-President of the River Conservation Bureau. He was famous for his paintings of horses (see fig.), which were much admired by both his Mongol and Chinese patrons. In horse painting he followed in the tradition of the Song-period (960–1279) artist LI GONGLIN, which was characterized by use of the ‘iron-wire’ line and a minimum of shading. Ultimately, however, Ren’s style can be traced to the Tang (AD 618–907) painters Yan Liben and Han Gan.
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