Ge Yu was shocked when he heard Su Manqing say this.
I never thought that a professor who teaches painting at Jiangcheng University would know this kind of mask.
After a moment of silence, Ge Yu said to Su Manqing: "Manqing, this is not a joke, it is about the real murderer who killed my parents. You can't joke."
"Brother Yu, I won't joke with you about this, or let that Professor Zhang tell you?"
"Okay, let Professor Zhang talk to me on the phone." Ge Yu said in a deep voice.
After waiting for a while, Su Manqing handed the phone to Professor Zhang, and Ge Yu said politely: "Hello Professor Zhang, I am Ge Yu, the security captain of Jiangcheng University."
"Hello, hello, I heard from Principal Wang that you are an amazing person." Professor Zhang laughed.
"Professor Zhang, I heard from Man Qing that you know this mask, do you know the origin of this mask?" Ge Yu asked straight to the point.
"Well, when I first drew this portrait, I felt very familiar. After thinking about it carefully, I finally remembered that I had really seen this kind of mask. It was more than ten years ago when I went abroad to participate in a cultural exchange event. This mask was named Prajna. In fact, this kind of mask is very common in Japan..." Professor Zhang began to tell the story.
Hearing this, Ge Yu was suddenly confused.
OK, why did it involve Japan again... Can this matter have anything to do with the Japanese?
Zhong Jinliang beside him was also puzzled.
After a while, Ge Yu realized and said to Professor Zhang: "Professor Zhang, you are knowledgeable. Can you tell me about this mask in detail?"
"Okay, actually, I still have a certain understanding of this mask, because this mask is a traditional art in Japan..."
Next, Professor Zhang introduced the mask of Prajna to Ge Yu.
Prajna is a performance element in the traditional Japanese Nok Opera art, symbolizing jealous and ferocious female monsters. This so-called "Neik Opera" is similar to the traditional Chinese "Peking Opera", and the mask called Prajna is the same as one of the various facial makeups in Peking Opera.
For example, Guan Gong with a blushed face and Cao Cao with a white face, and Prajna represents a kind of female monster in Neng Drama.
There are three statements about the origin of the Prajna mask.
The first one was made by the famous scholar Prajna House, so it is named. Legend has it that Prajna House was from the late 15th to the 16th century of Muromachi period. He was a monk from the Nara Prajna Temple. According to the records of the "Mask List", he was one of the eight Japanese ancient mask makers. Some people believe that he was the first person in Japan to make Prajna masks.
The second statement comes from the Japanese classic "The Tale of Genji". Aoi's flag, Aoi, was still pregnant. One day, she took a ox cart to participate in the Kagamo Festival. She had a dispute with Genji's relative Liujo Yushi. After that, the latter's creatures left her body and entangled her. In order to repel the resentful spirits, Aoi recited the Prajna Sutra and practiced the Imperial practice. However, after giving birth to a son on Aoi, she was attacked and died suddenly by the creatures born on Aoi. After Liujo Yushi, she separated from Genji and went to Ise. Prajna was named for using the Prajna Sutra to repel the extremely resentful spirits.
The third statement is that making such a mask requires the mask maker to have wisdom, open people's eyes, and face real things. This wisdom is called Prajna in Buddhism.
No matter which statement it is, it reflects that the "Prajna" in Neng play is related to Buddhist culture.
Professor Zhang and Ge Yu explained the matter of Prajna in detail about this mask. He is worthy of being a professor and has a very thorough understanding of Japanese culture. Although Ge Yu had a little understanding of it, he could generally know what this Prajna mask was.
Co-written, this mask is not very mysterious. For those who know it, it is just a very common grimace mask in Japan.
So the question is, why did the people who killed Ge Yu's family wear a Japanese mask?
This Japanese Prajna mask can illustrate many problems and mislead them in many aspects.
Is the person wearing this Prajna mask Japanese or Chinese?
Why did he take this Prajna to kill Ge Yu's family?
It seems that every time a puzzle is solved, there will be more puzzles waiting for them later. It is really a headache.
After listening to Professor Zhang's introduction to the Prajna Mask, Ge Yu thanked him, then chatted with Su Manqing for a few more words before hanging up the phone.
Ge Yu frowned and was worried about hanging up the phone.
After making a phone call, they had already returned to the old lady's courtyard.
The old lady was busy making lunch with them, so Ge ​​Yu and Zhong Jinliang sat in the courtyard and began to discuss the things of this Prajna mask.
"Brother Yu, this matter is getting more and more complicated. Do you think those who killed the Ge family were not masters of China?" Zhong Jinliang said.
"Can it be that a Japanese person ran to the Ge family village and killed our family? The Ge family back then could have some connections with the Japanese?" Ge Yu also said in confusion.
At this time, Zhong Jinliang's eyes were already looking towards the old lady. It seemed that the Ge family had any relationship with the Japanese, and he could only learn from the old lady.
When the old lady finished cooking dinner and the three of them gathered together for lunch again, Ge Yu couldn't help but bring up the matter.
After getting along these two days, Ge Yu has completely trusted the old lady and said without hesitation: "Grandma, I have found out about that mask. Do you know what that mask is?"
The old lady looked puzzled and said, "That's just a scary Yasha mask. What else can it be?"
"That face has a name called Prajna, which is a mask unique to Japan. It is rarely seen on the ground in China. Grandma, you used to be a helper at the Ge family, and you should have some understanding of the relationship between the Ge family. In your impression, does the Ge family have any relationship with the Japanese?" Ge Yu said seriously.
Chapter completed!