Chapter 3 third chapter

After seeing the five works of Sangji Motoura, I seem to feel a feeling of excitement that I have never had in a long time.I didn't want to take the tram anymore, so I walked back along this road.A skinny old man dragged his wooden clogs and strolled along the main road with an attitude as if he was drunk. Passers-by seemed to avoid him when they passed by him. As I walked, I was thinking that although my misfortune began when I got close to Mr. Tsuyama Takazo, I did not regret at all because of being acquainted with Mr. Tsuyama. I have learned valuable knowledge from Mr. Tsuyama that cannot be learned in any book.In fact, Mr. Wang has not even written a book. It is very rare for a scholar who has no works like this.

Mr. is completely a empirical scholar.As a national treasure appraiser, for the preservation of ancient shrines and temples in the Ministry of Education, he has traveled almost all over the country to ancient shrines and temples and ancient families.In terms of appreciation of antiquities, there is no scholar with deeper experience like Mr.His extensive knowledge in this area is completely the product of living under lunch boxes and straw sandals. Moreover, the husband does not like to get close to all authority and special forces.It is conceivable that in some opportunities, it is often the other party who first reaches out to approach Mr.In particular, there are many Chinese who like art, and they are disgusted with Dr. Benpu who loves to cling to power.For example, Marquis Matsudaira Keimei and Earl Kida Chengsada, who are called newcomers among the nobles, are like this.But my husband only thanked these people for their kindness, and he was not willing to approach them.This is likely to be scruples about Dr. Benpu.

According to legend, Dr. Benpu was jealous of Mr.He must be afraid in his heart that a part of the upper class shows goodwill to Mr. Jinshan, which is tantamount to dividing part of his sphere of influence.No, the customers showed him kindness, and he was not willing to share it with others at all.Dr. Benpu is such a person. In his heart, Mr. Tsuyama seems to despise Dr. Benpu.Not only because of Dr. Benpu's power play, but also because of his poor appreciation of ancient art.Indeed, for the establishment of the discipline of Japanese ancient art history, Motoura Sangji’s performance is indeed commendable, but even without Motoura Sangji, sooner or later someone will make achievements in this area.

It is certainly a good thing to arrange the existing ancient art works and summarize a set of theories about its system in a deductive way, but it is a pity that the accumulation of empirical evidence is too empty.In fact, Motoura's writings on art history are very rough, and there is no substantial theory.This defect arises, first of all, from his lack of taste, and is therefore inevitable.Although the generalization decorated with pedantic conceptions looks very beautiful and can dazzle people for a while, if there is a mistake in the selection of materials, the theory based on it will of course be untenable. .

For example, "Research on Japanese Ancient Paintings" is the most fundamental work that forms the Benpu system, but about half of the materials cited in it are obviously not authentic.Dr. Benpu had no doubts about these forgeries, and made them into plates and quoted them in his works.Of course, in the time of Dr. Benpu, the work of textual research was not as developed as it is today. A great expert like him was unable to distinguish between fakes, other people's works, and later models. I followed Mr. Tsuyama, and when I first saw him reviewing one or two points in "Research on Japanese Ancient Paintings", he just had a curious smile on his cold and bloodless face.Later, I studied under the guidance of my husband and accompanied him to places like Nara, Kyoto, and San’in to conduct investigations and research. After a long period of this kind of mentor-student relationship, I heard for the first time that he disappointedly revealed " Secrets of Japanese Antique Painting Research and other materials:

"At least two-thirds of the stuff in this book is not OK." Two-thirds, I couldn't help being stunned when I heard this sentence. This almost negates Dr. Benpu completely.However, I learned later that if I take a closer look at this book, there are far more than two-thirds of the things that are not good. "No, you must not talk about this matter while Mr. Benpu is alive. This is the courtesy of scholars. At the same time, Mr. Benpu also said that he also has his own ideas." Sir also told me so. Thinking about it today, these few words of my husband have two meanings: first, it is what my husband called to abide by the "scholar's courtesy".Mr. Tsuyama never wrote this book in his lifetime.If he wanted to write a job, then he probably wouldn't have access to Dr. Benpu's theoretical basis.This is tantamount to denying Dr. Benpu.

If the master lived longer than Dr. Benpu, he would definitely have a work published.It's just because Dr. Benpu is still alive, so he can't write it. However, the so-called writing after Benpu's death certainly does not mean that Mr. Benpu is afraid of such an overlord as Benpu Zangzhi.This is his courtesy to Dr. Motoura, who founded and flourished the study of Japanese art history.Although I don't feel respect, but the other party is a senior, the "polite" It should still be followed.It is impossible to know how much Mr. Tsuyama wanted to write a book.But as far as I can guess, maybe Mr. Benpu is waiting for Dr. Benpu to die.

However, Mr. Tsuyama died at the age of fifty. Dr. Benpu lived fifteen years longer than him, and died at the age of sixty-seven.This is the reason why Mr. Tsuyama has such a profound empirical knowledge of Japanese art history, but he has not even written a book. Another point—that I didn’t discover until later—is the problem of Mr.’s so-called “Honpo also has his own ideas”. Does this sentence mean that Dr. Ben Pu had some kind of intention in mind when he chose materials for his book?Most of the collectors of these materials are rich and powerful, and the nature of the works is of course an objective existence.But.Dr. Benpu may still have some kind of consciousness active in his mind: deliberately collecting some questionable things is the way to gain the favor of collectors.The doctor's identification ability is very poor, but it can't be said that it is completely absent. Even if the doctor feels doubtful, even if it is indeed something that is not acceptable, the doctor deliberately included it in the works that are considered authoritative.This is the secret of Dr. Benpu's ability to rely on his background from a wealthy family to form his own power.Mr. Tsuyama has seen through this point.This is the true meaning of his so-called "Honura's own thoughts".

No one knows Mr. Tsuyama's strength better than Dr. Benpu.At the same time, he is well aware of his weaknesses.The doctor took a respectful attitude towards Mr.He must have felt inferior to Mr.Although he was born with such an arrogant face, he must be afraid of Mr. Jinshan in his heart.This mood turned into an insidious hostility towards my master, and therefore I also felt great hatred towards my disciple—me. Dr. Benpu once said behind his back: "Tsuyama-kun's view of the work is completely from the perspective of an antique dealer, and it is just the skill of a professional."

However, when appraising a work, how can a scholar's clumsy eyesight distinguish authenticity from falsehood? Since it is called identification, it must be specific.To do this, you must have a wealth of appreciation experience and a rigorously trained eye.It is easy to speak by intuition alone, but the question is what is the basis for this intuition. Of course, this cannot be that kind of conceptual learning. In the final analysis, empirical evidence is immediate, and it must rely on the skills of professionals.Today I feel that Dr. Benpu's slander actually happens to expose his own incompetence in this regard.

Fortunately, Mr. Tsuyama taught me all the "professional" appreciation techniques.This is something more precious than anything, knowledge that cannot be learned from the writings of any scholar.Compared with the extremely empty academic theory, it has a very substantial content. Under Dr. Benpu's discrimination, I couldn't find a place to settle down everywhere. In the end, Mr. Jinshan found a temporary staff position for me in the Museum of the North Korean Governor-General's Palace. "I have an acquaintance in the Ministry of External Affairs, and I found it through him. Things may not be good. But first, bear with it before we talk. When there is any vacancy in the country in the future, I will call you again." Mr. blinked his small eyes and said this to me very worriedly. Unlike Dr. Motoura, Mr. Tsuyama has few administrative acquaintances.Such a gentleman, regardless of his weak ability in this area, went around looking for a job for me, which also shows how much he cares about me.Of course, he also knew very well that the reason why I was hated by Dr. Benpu and couldn't find a job anywhere was because I was his disciple, which may have aroused his sense of responsibility for me.To be honest, my mood at that time was not without a strong desire to go to other places.Then how can you say that the work is good or not?I thanked my husband for his concern and accepted his recommendation without saying a word.The Governor-General's Office of North Korea is not only the sphere of influence of the Ministry of the Palace, but not the Ministry of Education, and it is located abroad, so Dr. Benpu's influence will not extend here. The job was introduced by Mr. Tsuyama, and it's not an official employee, but a special position. The power of Benpu may have let me go. I endured more than thirteen years in North Korea.Never promoted at all, always a temp. During this period, Mr. Tsuyama passed away.I have shed tears like this twice in my life: once when I lost my mother when I was young, and again when I received bad news from my husband. Sorry to say, sir, I have always lived a ridiculous life in North Korea. Anyone who sees me today will guess that I am over 60 years old. This may be the physical result of life at that time. . Although there was once a woman who could be called a wife, they broke up soon after.After that, I lived with different women again and again, but they didn't last long.I was burning inside, restless, and desperate, and I was longing for peace in my heart.But cohabiting with any woman can't calm me down, like a madman, I will get angry inexplicably at every turn, and I will take violent actions at any time, this is what any woman living next to me can do. Impossible to bear. After Mr. Tsuyama left the world, my illusion that I could return to the country at the right time seemed to be completely shattered. Dr. Motoura Sangji left the school at retirement age, but his position of supreme authority remained unchanged.His students and minions are distributed in major universities, specialized schools and museums, preventing dissidents from sneaking into their sphere of influence like ants.The collusion of the upper class has become more and more strict, and the political power has never declined. However, the anxiety in my heart is not only caused by the inability to return to the mainland.My classmate Yuyuki Iwano rose to prominence, from assistant professor to professor, and finally inherited the mantle of Motoura Sangji, occupying the position of chief professor in the Faculty of Faculty of Imperial University, and gave lectures in this regard.For me, it was a hard blow.I was cramped in a corner of North Korea, watching him climb to this position step by step with humiliation. Iwano Yuyuki's mind is very clumsy. Since I know his school days very well, I have full confidence to say these words.However, he is a disciple of a so-called master.His elder brother is a small daimyo Chinese who doesn't know where - the baron who now inherits the position of the head of the family.Speaking of which, Iwano was really a handsome man when he was young, with a gentle and elegant aristocratic appearance in a serious manner.This kind of appearance is exactly what Ben Pu Leizhi likes the most. Iwano Yuyuki himself knew that his mind was not very good, so he just flattered Dr. Benpu wholeheartedly, serving him like a slave.According to people's legends, half of all the vast fields in Iwano have been consumed on this. As for the truth, of course, we don't know.In addition, there are also all kinds of legends that are close to this type, regardless of whether they are true or false, but I am afraid that some of them are more or less true.Such dedication and service, of course, won the greatest favor of Dr. Benpu, so he decided to pass on this mantle to his beloved disciple Iwano Yuyuki. Such a thing is actually common in the world of learning?It would be foolish for anyone to be outraged by this. The so-called scholasticism was originally such a thing, and I did not realize this until a long time later.However, I was also young at the time, and people like Iwano Yuyuki could occupy such a lofty position. I couldn't help being angry at such an unreasonable thing, and felt contempt, jealousy, and hatred for him.I thought to myself in my heart: Even if this kind of government-run university and museum invites me, I would not go there.Although I live in the capital city, I can only drink away my sorrows. I don’t know how many nights I have wandered in the small alleys where the poor Korean people live. Even today, I often see those row after row in my dreams. Miles of poor, dark houses. In Nata Park, I even slept on the ground until dawn.However, there is still such a person in Korea, and he has some troubles in his heart, which people like Motoura Sangji and Iwano Yuyuki will not know. There is a distance between them and me. I am afraid they have already forgotten my name, Takuda Isaku.I also learned later that my idea was completely wrong. It was between the 15th and 16th years of the Showa era. With the help of one person, I finally ended my 12-year life in North Korea, returned to China, and worked as a special staff member at the K Art Museum in H County.This is a well-known private art museum throughout the country, and it is a consortium legal person that specializes in displaying the collections of the K chaebol.Among the exhibits are ①Showa 15th year is 1940. Many of them are ancient Japanese paintings in his collection. "This is great!" I thought in my heart.As long as it can be like this, I don't want to go to Tokyo. K is also worthy of being an art lover.He collected as many good things as he could financially, and I felt refreshed and revived mentally.Mr. Tsuyama's education to me has never been more useful than this time.When I face these collections of ancient paintings, I seem to feel that my husband is silently guiding and motivating me.I felt a lot of courage, and the drive from my student days seemed to have come to me again. I was going to compete with others on these ancient paintings, and I could completely change my life of doing nothing in those twelve years in North Korea. Oh, no, There are also many treasures of oriental art in museums in North Korea, so it may not be said that there is nothing to do.However, at least in order to change the long-term state of mental exhaustion, I seriously started the research work of Zhan painting. Mr. has taught me everything in detail, not only profound knowledge, but also detailed and in-depth technically, without letting go of any details, just like a doctor's clinical handouts, very delicate in establishing evidence.This is the technique of professionalism that Dr. Benpu despises.If what he said is correct, then the value of this kind of professional skills is several times higher than that of any abstract collection of essays by Benpu Zhanshuian. Probably as a result of my efforts, the K Museum has attracted the attention of many connoisseurs.But after two years like this, I was suddenly fired again, "It's a temporary nature, so I can terminate the contract at any time." People said that, of course I couldn't do anything about it.When the director announced the dismissal, he did not give any reason. However, someone later told me quietly that it was because the director once went to Tokyo to meet with Dr. Motoura, and Iwano Yuyuki was there at the time, and the two of them said together: "In your museum, it is said that there is an inexplicable person." After the board day, I discussed with Chairman K, and decided to expel me.It seems that the K Museum also had the same idea at that time: things would be troublesome if they went against the will of Motoura Sangji and Iwano Yuyuki. Whether it is Motoura Sangji or Iwano Yuyuki, they still firmly remember the name Takuta Isaku. A year later, Motoura Sōji, an emeritus professor at the University of Tokyo, died.There were so many celebrities and scholars who attended his funeral that there were even such reports in the newspapers.At that time, I secretly congratulated him on his death. ——