Why are there so many famous China ancient paintings in Japan?
You might think,
May be plundered by the great powers,
About the acquisition of antique dealers,
However, this is only part of the reason. . .
Tokyo National Museum
In fact, the earliest Chinese paintings that flowed into Japan,
Not all of them are classics,
It was hidden in Japan before the 20th century.
Chinese painting is still quite vacant.
Without the research and guidance of Japanese scholars,
Will not let the Japanese know Chinese painting again.
And once again set off a collection boom.
Among them, Naito Hunan's contribution is the most outstanding.
Tokyo National Museum Chinese Painting Exhibition Hall
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So what kind of Chinese paintings did Japan love to collect at the earliest?
What role did Naito Hunan play?
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Japanese people like Chinese painting for a long time.
As early as the Song and Yuan Dynasties,
They only pick those with Zen flavor.
Southern song dynasty painting collection,
For example, Muxi's works used to be very bad in China.
Was named "the great benefactor of Japanese painting";
Muxi's "Pine Ape Map"
There are also two painters, Ma Yuan and Xia Gui.
It once influenced the development of Japanese ink painting.
Most of these works are collected by Japanese monks and shogunates.
Most of them are hung in tea houses full of Zen.
Xia GUI's works
Finally, one day, the Japanese suddenly discovered that,
This kind of painting they like.
Just a small tributary of China's Song and Yuan paintings,
There are still few Chinese paintings collected by the Japanese.
At this moment,
Hunan Naito knew for a long time.
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Naito Hunan was originally a sinologist in China.
When he visited Nara, Japan,
Feel the influence of Tang culture in China,
This opened his interest in China fine arts.
Then there was a fire at his house,
He has been carefully collected for more than ten years.
China cultural books went up in smoke,
So he decided to visit China again to collect.
Tang Dynasty Architecture in Yakuji, Nara, Japan
Entering the 20th century, China is facing war.
Some royal families and officials in the previous dynasty
Seek rights and solve economic difficulties,
Had to sell his collection of paintings and calligraphy,
Hunan Naito, who devoted himself to the study of China's paintings,
During my visit to China,
I met many great collectors in China.
1 Naito Hunan visited Duanfang Mansion.
Duan Fang was an important minister in the late Qing Dynasty.
His family all worked for the Manchu emperor,
And when he is an official, he can pay attention to the collection of paintings and calligraphy.
Mainly because many years ago,
Yu Sheng and other collectors said that he didn't know calligraphy and painting.
A joke that is not qualified to discuss with them.
So he inspired himself to become a calligraphy and painting collector three years later.
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Most of his paintings and calligraphy collections come from
Acquisitions, gifts from friends and foreign exchange earnings,
Can recognize the real goods on the stall,
Is the real ability of collectors,
Duan Fang is very strong in identification.
He used to work in an antique shop in Changsha, and the price was very low.
The price bought Guo's "Autumn in the Western Hills".
Guo's "Xishan Autumn Collection"? Part of it is now in the friel Art Museum.
Private collections flourished in the late Qing Dynasty,
In addition, the final party has certain economic strength,
So in a very short time,
He has a large collection of famous paintings and calligraphy.
Duanfang old photo
19 10, Naito Hunan and others visited Duanfang Mansion.
I met Guo's "Autumn Ji in the Western Hills"
Many amazing masterpieces,
These are all works that Japan has never seen before.
It was then that he opened his eyes to China's paintings.
Dong Yuan's "Cold Forest Courtyard Map" Collection? It is now in the Kurokawa Institute of Ancient Culture in Japan.
After returning to Japan,
Naito told the story to Osaka Asahi Shimbun.
Mr. President, he also began to pay attention to China art ..
Japanese East Asian Art Journal "Guohua" magazine,
Later, he visited Duan Fang, Wan Yan Jingxian and Luo Zhenyu.
Appreciate their collection of ancient paintings.
These media reports also let
Many Japanese people began to pay attention to China's paintings again.
2 Naito Hunan and Luo Zhenyu exchanges
Before Bian Xiao wrote an article about Luo Zhenyu,
He started with an antique shop,
Later, he became a research scholar in Oracle Bone Inscriptions and other fields.
There are many ancient books and famous paintings and calligraphy in the collection.
Luo Zhenyu
Naito's contacts with Luo Zhenyu,
At first, it was also because of scholars.
He once borrowed Luo Zhenyu's ancient books of the Song Dynasty.
And help it transfer to Japanese collectors.
Naito Hunan (first from the right) and Luo Zhenyu (third from the right), both of whom are consultants of Sumitomo family.
19 1 1 year later, Luo Zhenyu went to Japan.
It was also realized with the help of Hunan Naito.
In Japan, Luo and Naito live next to each other.
In addition to academic exchanges,
Luo's collection of Chinese paintings was deeply influenced by Naito.
He also often introduces him to famous Japanese buyers.
Letters from Naito Hunan and his friends
3 Naito's contact with Jingxian County, Wan Yan
Jingxian County in Wan Yan was Beijing in the early years of the Republic of China.
The most famous collector of calligraphy and painting,
He has frequent contacts with Duan Fang and others.
There are more than 40 paintings and calligraphy collected in the previous period.
Most of them were exchanged.
Li Cheng's Reading Monuments and Biography was once collected by Jingxian County, Wan Yan.
Although the number of his collections is still unknown,
But most collectors speak highly of it.
Zhang Boju called him the leading collector in the late Qing Dynasty and the early Republic of China.
Wang believes that anyone who respects the virtuous
Tibetan painting and calligraphy are precious.
When Duan Fang and Yu Sheng's works were sold,
Hong Yan has inherited many of their ancient treasures.
Wan Yan's dedication, Su Shi's cold food post, once collected, is now in the National Palace Museum in Taipei.
19 10 When Naito visited Duanfang Mansion,
I also stopped by Jingxian County, Wan Yan.
He saw a lot of paintings and calligraphy by Hong Yan.
Still in 19 17,
Donate money for flood control in Tianjin
At the Shi Jing Painting and Calligraphy Exhibition,
Jingxian County, Hong Yan took out treasures for exhibition.
At that time, Naito thought that Hong Yan's collection
It is the best among exhibitors.
Wan Yan Jingxian wrote two volumes of Catalogue of Painting and Calligraphy of Sanyutang.
Naito Hunan became a consultant for collectors.
Naito Hunan visited China nine times.
Brought him a lot of gains,
In addition to a new understanding of China's classic ancient paintings,
He also wrote a painting history of China.
Many are not included.
China's paintings flowed into Japan.