As the lid gradually opened, the porcelain placed inside was gradually revealed.
The first thing everyone saw was a touch of green with a warm and bright glow, and then the nine wine cups placed at the bottom came into view first.
According to the packaging method of later generations, the wine cup should be placed on its side, but that is just to save packaging space.
If it is placed sideways, the pattern on the wine cup will not be visible to Liu Che at the first time.
So Liu Tan laid them all flat, which is why the box was so huge, as it took up a lot of space.
But the effect was unexpectedly good. The base was jade-green, with a branch of plum blossoms slanting across the entire wine cup. The black branches were covered with white snow, and the red plum blossoms were in full bloom.
The colors of green, black, white and red blend together very well, making these wine cups so beautiful that they seem as if they do not belong to this world.
Liu Che's eyes widened slightly just by seeing the wine cups. Behind the wine cups were the bowls. Because the patterns on the bowls were all on the outside, these bowls were basically placed upside down. The bowls were naturally the same green color, but the patterns were completely different.
The pattern on the bowl is distant mountains and nearby water. There are several plum trees on the mountains and a small boat on the water. This time the snow is on the top of the boat.
After the bowl comes the basin. The landscape painting on the basin is more complete, and except for the plum blossoms, the rest of the painting on the bowl is in black and white. On the basin, the mountains begin to have some green.
It was as if one gradually transitioned from a black and white world to a colorful world, and this transition reached its peak on the final tripod.
On the tripod is the complete version of the painting that Liu Tan first drew.
Because the tripod is relatively high and large, there are many places to display it, so the direct design is the mountains and flowing water, and the plum blossoms on the bank are also indispensable.
The moment the box was completely opened, the entire hall was so quiet that even breathing could not be heard.
Everyone looked quietly at the porcelain lying in the box, and for a moment no one dared to speak, for fear that any loud noise would damage these exquisite porcelains.
Liu Che looked at it for a long time before asking, "Is this... porcelain?"
In fact, primitive celadon had already appeared in the Shang and Zhou dynasties, so Liu Che was not particularly unfamiliar with porcelain products.
But he had never seen such exquisite porcelain.
It makes sense that original celadon was not used by the nobility, because it was ugly.
Now this broke Liu Che's impression of porcelain, but what attracted him most was probably the painting on it.
There were no landscape paintings these days, let alone color landscape paintings. Even though Liu Tan used very little pigment, the visual impact from black and white photos to color photos was shocking.
Liu Tan had one of each type of tableware placed on the imperial desk so that Liu Che could look at it at his leisure, so that he wouldn't have to lean forward and get tired of looking at it.
Liu Che first looked down at the wine cup for a long time, then reached out and carefully picked it up to examine it carefully. He even reached out and gently touched the plum blossom on it to confirm whether it was real or fake.
Liu Tan had already prepared a lot of self-praising words, but seeing this situation, he guessed that they were no longer necessary.
Liu Che asked, "This plum blossom...will never wither?"
Liu Tan was stunned for a moment and said, "It was painted on."
Although a few were taken up for Liu Che to view, there were still some left in the box. Liu Ju squatted in front of the box without any manners and looked at them carefully. It took him a long time to resist the urge to reach out and touch them. When he heard Liu Tan's words, he couldn't help but say, "It's almost real."
Liu Tan remained silent. The so-called realistic paintings were because current paintings were more abstract and not realistic. If he really wanted to develop in this direction, he felt that with his terrible painting skills, any talented person would probably beat him.
Liu Che put down the wine cup at this time. When he placed it on the imperial desk, the collision of the porcelain and the wooden desk made a pleasant sound, which made Liu Che couldn't help but tap it lightly.
The sound made him squint slightly. In Liu Tan's opinion, this batch of porcelain could not actually reach the level of sounding like a chime, but it was still okay.
After Liu Che picked up each piece of porcelain and looked at it one by one, he finally set his sights on the largest tripod.
When Liu Tan saw him pick up the tripod, he couldn't help but feel anxious. He didn't know how many blanks were wasted in order to make this shape.
After all, the tripod is large, so it is more difficult to make it thin. Some of the tripods were accidentally crushed by Liu Tan when he was painting on them.
That was really... Even though Liu Tan was always patient, he couldn't help but go crazy.
Liu Che carefully examined the painting. Compared to the others, he seemed to be more interested in this painting. After looking at it for a while, he asked, "Is this painting... of Mount Tai?"
Liu Tan was stunned for a moment. Before he could answer, someone next to him said, "This mountain is soaring into the clouds, with snow on the top and a white mist emerging from the middle. It must be Mount Tai!"
Liu Tan's mouth twitched. I have never been to Mount Tai, but don't fool me. Why haven't I heard that there are snow and waterfalls on Mount Tai?
Of course, it could also be that he's just ignorant. As a homebody, how could he possibly be interested in mountains? Even if he were traveling, he would exclude such places from his options.
Seeing everyone agreeing, Liu Tan said, "This minister is only speaking based on hearsay. It may not be the case, so I dare not say it is Mount Tai."
Liu Che glanced at him and chuckled, "Then I'll take you to see it next time."
Liu Tan: ???
He looked at Liu Ju in confusion: Can the princes travel around the country at will?
Liu Ju took the time to glance at his brother: Don’t look at me, I don’t know, if father says it’s okay, then it’s okay.
Liu Tan couldn't help but twitch his lips when he saw Liu Ju squatting there. He reached out and pulled him up, saying softly, "Your Highness, please pay attention to your appearance."
When he said this, he didn't know if it was his illusion, but he felt that Liu Qumao seemed to suddenly glance at him, but when he looked over, the other party had already looked away.
At this moment, someone suddenly said, "This...this porcelain is actually translucent?"
Liu Tan was stunned for a moment. Hey, how come he was discovered before he even showed off?
When he turned around, he found that a ray of sunlight was shining through the window onto the tripod. At this time, the whole tripod was emitting a hazy halo, as if there was a light source inside.
Liu Che was curious and picked up the other tableware one by one to look at them. He found that the tripod had the worst light transmittance, and the best was the wine cup.
When the light shines on the wine cup, the plum blossom against the hazy halo looks even more lifelike.
Liu Che put down the wine cup in his hand and said contentedly, "Take it away and put it away."
After hearing this, everyone sighed with some regret, and watched as the porcelain pieces were put back one by one. When the box lid was closed and carried away, some people followed with their eyes full of reluctance.
Liu Che waved to Liu Tan and said, "Tan'er, come here."
Liu Tan's ears moved, and he knew that the anger had subsided, so he ran over and sat obediently next to Liu Che.
Liu Che asked, "Have you been studying these things these days?"
Liu Tan nodded frantically: "Yes, yes, I have been working day and night to study this..."
"That's enough." Liu Che's head ached after hearing this. He couldn't help but reach out and gently pat the back of his head and said, "Who painted the picture on the porcelain?"
As an emperor, Liu Che had enough time and money to cultivate his artistic interests. He was very fond of paintings on porcelain, and even felt that paintings could be painted in this way. He couldn't help but think that if the paintings on porcelain were so beautiful, would they also look good on paper?
Liu Tan immediately said, "I drew this. Does Father like it?"
Liu Che looked at him in surprise: "Why did you think of painting like this?"
Everything has a gradual process of development. This process of change can be seen in all the patterns and portraits from ancient times to the present, but this landscape painting appears abruptly.
Liu Tan was stumped. How should he answer? After a moment's thought, he finally said, "Well... when I was having a map drawn for me before, I thought it would be better if it could be made more realistic. I tried it then, but a map would be too large if it were too realistic, so I had to give up. A while ago, when I fired the celadon, I felt that while it was beautiful, it was a bit plain. I wanted to add something to it, and that's when I thought of this."
Well, this explanation is perfect. Liu Tan secretly praised his own cleverness.
Liu Che glanced at him and felt a little itchy in his hands. However, his son would be seventeen after the New Year, and was considered grown up. He had to give him some face in front of so many court officials and could not rub or pinch him as he pleased.
As for Liu Tan's explanation, Liu Che said he only believed half of it.
I even started to wonder if this kind of painting is popular among gods?
Liu Che thought about this and laughed, "Qingci, you always give names so bluntly."
Can this be criticized?
Liu Tan had no choice but to say, "Then... Father, please give me a name."
Liu Che's mind flashed with the mountain peaks on the tripod he had just seen, and he said, "Let's call it... Thousand Peaks Green."
Liu Tan was silent. He thought that in ancient times, celadon seemed to have a name called Qianfeng Cui Se. However, he was used to the straightforward name of celadon. Since Liu Che liked it, then... whatever.
Liu Che was very satisfied with the good stuff and planned to go back to play with it. Before leaving, he couldn't help but touch Liu Tan's head and said, "Okay, don't always stay at home and go out for a walk."
Liu Tan's eyes curved: "Hey."
After Liu Che left, Liu Tan finally breathed a sigh of relief, as he had finally satisfied this arrogant man. But when he turned around, he saw several ministers staring at him, including Liu Ju.
Liu Ju said quietly, "Brother, look..."
Liu Tan understood immediately: "Don't worry, Your Highness. This thing is not easy to make. I will have it made faster later, but I'm afraid it won't be ready before the New Year."
Liu Ju was very satisfied: "It's okay, it's okay. Don't tire yourself out. Oh, by the way, I saw that these porcelains, um, the Qianfeng Cui color, you used gold gilding. How much gold do you have? Ask Miao Rui and Bigao to go to my place and get some."
Liu Tan: ...
Brother, have you forgotten that your money was given by me?
However, these days, having money doesn't mean having gold, and Liu Ju probably felt embarrassed to ask his brother for something for free, so Liu Tan said with a smile: "It's okay, Your Highness will owe it to you first."
Liu Ju smiled and said, "Alright, I'm leaving now. Please do as you please."
Liu Ju really wanted to reconnect with his brother, after all, he hadn't seen him for more than ten days. However, when he saw that the ministers were eager to try, he hesitated for a moment and decided to let his brother get close to the ministers.
After all, Liu Tan still has to go back to the Northern Border Country, where there is nothing. In the future, his father will definitely give his younger brother some conveniences and let his younger brother build good relationships with these people in advance, so that these people can prevent him from causing trouble.
As Liu Ju walked out of the hall, he heard someone behind him shout, "Your Highness, wait a minute."
Liu Ju turned around and found that it was Liu Qumao. He could not help but stop and ask, "What's the matter, Prime Minister?"
Liu Qumao walked up to Liu Ju and whispered, "Your Highness, don't you think His Majesty is showing too much favor to the King of the Northern Territory?"
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