日本洋画巨匠藤岛武二的中国情结

Japanese Great Oil Painter Fujishima Takeji' Chinese Complex

日本近代洋画巨匠藤岛武二不仅洋画技法全面,而且还是一位汉学根基深厚、在当时拥有中国学生人数最多的名师。他的一生与近代日本的发展壮大同步,时代赋予他双重角色——既是中国的学生,又是中国留学生的老师。早年对汉文化的钻研使他终生受益,特定的时代又使他与中国的油画先驱者结下不解之缘。战争促成的两次中国之旅则使中国人对之产生不同的解释。对中国古代文化的景仰、对中国近代落后状况的歧视,以及对中国学生的坦诚相待,构成藤岛武二简单而复杂的中国情结。

Japanese oil painter Fujishima Takeji was well-versed with western painting skills as well as sinology which contributed to the fact that he has the most Chinese disciples at that time. With his life synchronized with the development of modern Japan, he served both as a student of Chinese culture and a tutor for Chinese students. His probe into Chinese culture proved to stand him in good stead throughout his lifetime. He was destined to bond with Chinese forerunners of oil painting in the particular historical backdrop, while his two visits to wartime China had been interpreted variably. Admiration of ancient Chinese culture, discrimination against underdeveloped modern China and sincerity towards his Chinese disciples are characteristic of Fujishima Takeji＇s Chinese complex.