The famous paintings of the Qing Dynasty were torn up by the bear children and sent for restoration! The auction house said tens of thousands of dollars were borne by its parents

At the end of the Qing Dynasty, the famous painter Ren Bonian's work "Four Screens of Flowers and Birds" was damaged by children in Hong Kong, which aroused concern. On the evening of May 28, a Christie's auction house insider told Nandu reporters that the damaged works were being repaired to minimize the damage. On the issue of compensation and accountability, it indicated that it needed to be compensated by the child's parents for the cost of repairs.

Damaged ren bonian works.

Nandu reporter learned from the pictures transmitted on the Internet that the damaged work was the first painting of Ren Bonian's four screens of flowers and birds, "Yellow Willow with Perched Crow", and the bottom of the painting was damaged. On the evening of the 28th, a Christie's auction house insider said that the damaged works had been sent for repair to minimize the loss, and it would take about a month to repair.

He told Nandu reporters that the incident is very rare, "we are also looking for in-house experts to repair, reduce the cost, children (and parents) they are not easy." He said that the cost is about tens of thousands of yuan, which needs to be borne by the parents of the children.

Chen Nianfa, a member of the Guangdong Provincial Artists Association and director of the Qiaoshan Art Museum in Foshan City, Guangdong Province, told Nandu reporters that Teacher Ren Bonian is a master of the Hai school and there are not many works left in the world. "The four screens are group paintings, and the damaged one is a fly in the ointment." He said, "The painting must also be valuable in the market." He expressed confidence in the domestic cultural relics restoration technology and believed that the painting could continue to be published after restoration.

Written by: Nandu reporter Su Helen