十九世纪，这在中国美术史上是一个非同寻常的时段。随着鸦片战争的炮响，几千年闭关的国门被迫打开。中华大地的田头地角、街头巷尾每天传递着令人忧虑或令人窃喜的传闻：外国人租住上海了；洋教堂里又闹事了；清政府又赔钱了；街上又有西洋镜了……这个时候，国难当头的... Nineteenth century, this is an extraordinary period in Chinese art history. As the opium of the Opium War broke out, the gates of countries that had been closed for thousands of years were forced to open. The vast land of China, the streets and lanes convey every day worrying or resentful rumors: foreigners rented Shanghai; foreign churches and trouble; the Qing government lost money; the streets have a diorama ... At this time, the catastrophe is over.