They grew up at a time when the Japanese were trying to use art education to pacify the restiveness of the population. Four teachers, in particular--Ishikawa Kinichirou, Gouhara Kotou, Kinoskita Seigai, and Shiotsuki Touho--made outstanding contributions toward the early spread of Western art on Taiwan.
在他們成長過程中，正好是日本企圖以「美育」緩和台灣殖民地抗爭情緒的年代，其中從日本來的四位美術教育家﹘﹘石川欽一郎、鄉原古統、木下靜涯及鹽月桃甫，對台灣早期西洋美術的啟蒙尤其有卓越貢獻。