AnonymousA Chinese Eight Broken painting19th / 20th centuryInk and colour on paperPainted with various elements of scholar’s table, including news article on Tang Shaoyi, figurative painting by Su Liupeng, various ink rubbings and a book from the Guangxu reign, 80.5 x 45cm.八破圖十九/二十世紀設色紙本Cf. Bapo (八破), or jinhuidui (錦灰堆, literally 'a pile of ashes of brocade'), a type of painting that depicts miscellaneous objects in fragments, including newspaper, calligraphy, painting, letter, book, ink rubbing, scraps of various medium etc.Combination of various fragments is a reflection of the artist's personal taste and interests. It was popularised around the mid-19th century.