Faithful to the times, faithful to himself Comparing the trends of Western art in Tokyo, Beijing, and Taiwan at the time, we find the institution of the official exhibition salon in Taiwan, with greater uniformity in style prevailing. In Tokyo itself we find, in addition to the official exhibitions, a number of private painting associations and free personal styles that were never brought to Taiwan.
比較起當時日本東京、中國北京與台灣的西畫路線：台灣囿於官展沙龍的模式，畫風統一；至於東京本身的畫風，除了官展模式，還有一些在野畫會，較自由個人的多樣風格並沒有被帶入台灣。