"Tony, what does this ukiyo-e we are going to see today have to do with Faust?" Catherine asked Monet curiously.

Yesterday Monet learned that Hongkou was going to hold an exhibition of the works of the Japanese ukiyo-e master Utagawa Hiroshi, so he planned to take Michael to see it, but he didn't expect that the remaining few people would also come over to join in the fun, and now Catherine asked this kind of layman's question, and had no choice but to explain patiently: "This ukiyo-e has nothing to do with Faust, ukiyo-e is a Japanese painting style, the reason why it is called ukiyo-e is because in the Japanese concept, life is prosperous and ups and downs, gathering and dispersing, It's also very nihilistic, so the work that depicts this state of mind is called ukiyo-e!

At the same time, in terms of painting methods, the founder Katsushika Hokusai also absorbed some painting techniques from Chinese painting and Europe, such as perspective, three-dimensional method, and light and shadow processing. ”

"Oh, I see, is this Utagawa Hiroshi famous?" Catherine asked again.

This time, Michael on the side hurriedly replied: "It must be very famous, otherwise he would not hold a solo exhibition, and he is not only famous in Japan, but also in France, to be precise, Utagawa Hiroshi and other ukiyo-e painters have brought great inspiration and inspiration to many well-known painters of the most popular Impression School in France!"

For example, Mr. Claude Monet, the most famous in the Impressionists, not only painted his wife Camille with an extremely obvious ukiyo-e style "Camille in Kimono", but also his later Nihonbashi and Water Lily series have strong Chinese colors.

Van Gogh imitated the works of Utagawa many times, such as his "Heavy Rain on the Bridge", "Kameido Plum House", etc., especially his "Apricot Blossom", if you don't specifically explain it, it will definitely be considered to be the work of an oriental painter. Even his masterpiece "Starry Night" is believed to have been influenced by the classic work "Surfing in Kanagawa" by Katsushika Hokusai, the founder of ukiyo-e, because if you put the two paintings together, you will find that there is no sense of disobedience!

And Degas, many of the works in his Bath Girl series and Ballerina series are based on the voyeuristic painting common in ukiyo-e,"

Hearing Michael mention "In the Surf of Kanagawa", Monet couldn't help but recall the Chinese illustrator he saw before the crossing in order to satirize Japan to spoof a "Kana Deuterium Surfing" and the so-called friends who often win numbness, and couldn't help but feel that there are many people in this person, and there are indeed all kinds of people, far beyond your imagination......

In fact, there is no Japanese concession in Shanghai, only Tianjin, Hangzhou, Suzhou, Chongqing and Hankou have had a Japanese concession, and Shanghai has never had one, but there are many Japanese people in Hongkou, so Japanese-style buildings and merchants gathered, and the Japanese were domineering at that time, so there was this kind of "Japanese concession".

Just when Monet sighed, everyone had unconsciously arrived at the exhibition hall, and they didn't know why Michael, who was originally taciturn, had a particularly strong desire to express himself today, and was still talking about it until this time, and even looking for a topic on his own: "Do you know how ukiyo-e came to Europe in the first place?" ”

"Of course we don't know!" Daniela said cooperatively.

"You can't even believe it, because ukiyo-e had declined in Japan at that time, so it was sent to Europe with silk as a stuffing paper in a container, and then it was inadvertently discovered by a painter, which began to be sought after by a group of French painters, and there was even a Japanese art dealer named Kobayashi who specialized in reselling ukiyo-e in Japan and France, and it is said that he made a lot of money, so now Paris has preserved a lot of ukiyo-e masterpieces!"

"I see, Michael, you really like ukiyo-e......"

Before Chen Yuanqi could finish speaking, Michael interrupted: "Chen, you are wrong, in fact, I don't like the style of ukiyo-e or even impressionism, but this does not affect my affirmation of their artistic value and their research!" ”

While Michael was talking, a Japanese man came up, bowed first, and then asked, "Hello sir, I'm Taro Hirai, you know so much about ukiyo-e and impressionism, you must be a painter too?" ”

Michael waved his hand again and again: "I'm not a painter, I'm just more interested in painting, by the way, this is my teacher Tony - Mr. Monet!" ”

Hearing Monet's name, Kosuke Matsushima thought about it for a while, and then couldn't help but exclaim: "You are Mr. Monet, the author of "Detective Downing"? ”

Monet nodded and replied, "That's right, it's me, I didn't expect you, Mr. Hirai, to have seen my work too!" ”

"I love your work so much that even when I start writing detectives now, I was influenced by you!" Taro Hirai replied respectfully.

I don't know why Monet always felt that the name "Taro Hirai" seemed to be seen somewhere, so he asked him, "Eh, Mr. Hirai, have your works been released in the United States?" ”

Hirai Taro smiled bitterly: "I only started writing detectives the year before last, and I only published it in Japan's "New Youth", and it has not yet reached the point where it can be released in the United States. ”

At this time, Michael interjected on the side: "I seem to have seen "New Youth" at the bookstall passing by just now, may I ask Mr. Hirai which issue of your work is in, I'll go and read it!" ”

Hirai Taro replied with his head held high with some pride: "There should be all these issues this year, but I use the pen name Edogawa Ranbu, not my real name Hirai Taro!" ”

Hearing the words "Edogawa Ranbu", Monet suddenly understood why he just felt that the name Hirai Taro was familiar, it turned out that he was the "Edogawa Ranbu" at the top of the daimyo, although Monet knew him through "Detective Conan", but he did like many of his works, such as the Wise Kogoro series and the Junior Detective Group series! (See how much Aoyama pays homage to him...... ）。

After a tacit calculation of the time of the work, Monet asked: "It turns out that you are Mr. Edogawa, I have read your "The Human Chair", and I was so scared that I almost had nightmares at night, and the last time I felt this way was Edgar Allan Poe's "The Fall of Usher House". ”

PS: I was shocked when I saw WALL's new book, can I write about the Japanese cowherd now? Then I have already started writing ......, and I highly recommend "This Cowherd is Awesome"!

PS2: Edogawa Ranbu's idol is Edgar Allan Poe, because "Edogawa Ranbu" is actually the Japanese pronunciation of "Edgar Allan Poe......