The inscription on the bottom reads "Made in Ilun River", and around the front, there is a golden carving in the center of the plate.
Dedicated to the Emperor of Tang Dynasty.
Putting aside who it was presented to, it came from Persia, it was a tribute, and it was presented to the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty. Even if all the gems on it were taken away, it would still be very valuable!
The plate is covered with golden reliefs, with people dressed in exotic styles, holding musical instruments, singing and dancing. The reliefs on the edge of the plate are food, wine, and utensils placed on the ground. The reliefs are lifelike, and the smiles on the faces of each dancer are clear and full of charm. After watching for a long time, it seems as if you can hear the sound of stringed instruments spanning thousands of years, as well as the laughter of singing and dancing.
Not only the characters, but even a grape rolling in the corner looks like it will roll off the plate at any time.
"What a fine piece of work!" She exclaimed in praise after seeing it.
"This large plate is absolutely the pinnacle of Persian casting."
A smile flashed in Chen Chaosheng's eyes, but his tone was still full of disgust.
"Be careful, don't let your drool fall in."
This was the first time in Fang Zongtang's life that he was criticized by someone, but he was not angry.
"If you want me to see more of the good things you have in your collection, don't tell me I'm drooling, you can even scold me!"
Chen Chaosheng pointed at the bumps on the top of the character's head and said unhappily, "Can this be fixed?"
She just looked at it, small problem.
"It can be repaired. We need to add some gold and beat it up."
When Chen Chaosheng heard that it could be repaired, a smile immediately appeared on his face.
"Gold is a small problem, you can have as much as you want!"
This is crazy~
She kind of likes to hear it!
Looking at Chen Chaosheng, I feel a little bit more favorable to him.
"When I bought the platter, the cat's eye, agate, coral, amber, glass, crystal, fire beads, and pearls on it had all been dug out. After years of searching, I found most of the original objects, and a few pearls had been ground into pearl powder. Last year, I accidentally got some Tang Dynasty pearls, which were just right for the platter!"
It’s a pity that there are no longer any craftsmen who can complete it.
She understood.
Chen Chaosheng provided the materials and she just had to repair them!
"I can fix this, but I need to look at the materials first!"
Some of those with pearls and gems were used on dancers, some were used on wine jugs, and some were used on musical instruments.
She has to compare them one by one, which takes some time.
Chen Chaosheng asked his bodyguard to get the things.
She looked at it carefully for a while and said, "Rich people in the prosperous Tang Dynasty liked to use pearls as accessories. Pearls are round and smooth, symbolizing wealth. Little Pomegranate, remember this. You will put pearl earrings and necklaces on the dancers later."
Song Yi took note of it.
She then said to Zhang Xingzu, "Wine jugs are usually made of cat's eye, amber, colored glaze, and crystal. Fatty, when you hold the things later, be careful to compare them and don't leave any scratches!"
Zhang Xingzu nodded quickly.
The remaining fire beads, agate and coral are more distinctive and valuable.
She had to observe carefully to see where it was embedded.
Soon all the gems of various colors were brought in.
The bodyguard originally gave it to Chen Chaosheng, but he did not take it. Instead, he just winked and asked the bodyguard to give it to Fang Zongtang.
It was almost one o'clock. Normally, Chen Chaosheng would have taken a nap at this time. But today, he hadn't even had lunch yet!
"Sir, why don't you go and rest first?"
Chen Chaosheng waved his hand to stop the bodyguard from speaking.
"Tell the kitchen to put the food here!" he said, pointing to the living room.
The bodyguard went to do it quickly.
Pearls come in different sizes, and not all of the dancers’ bodies are necessarily covered with pearls.
Fortunately, among gems, only pearls are round.
Therefore, the task assigned to Song Yi was also the simplest.