"What the hell do you know?"

Lao Fang's words were not polite at all, and Chen Rui's face burned when he said it directly.

"I see that many people say that Qianlong's aesthetic is farmhouse music?"

Chen Rui replied with a guilty conscience, and Lao Fang glared.

"Read less street stall literature, and then follow what others say."

"I know you've been working with Karen recently and found a lot of good stuff."

"Karen also told me that you are very talented in antiques, but the more you do it, the harder you should work."

“Learn more knowledge about antiques on a daily basis to avoid embarrassment when encountering situations in the future.”

"And you can't just rely on luck. If you're not careful, you may fall into a big mess."

"By then, all the money you have worked so hard to save may be wasted..."

Lao Fang said to Chen Rui sincerely.

Chen Rui nodded slightly embarrassed. Although Lao Fang was very rude before, he also had good intentions.

"Hey! Today I will give you a free lesson."

"It is true that there is a trend online in China today to ridicule Emperor Qianlong's aesthetics."

"It is said that his taste is old-fashioned, and the things he likes are farmhouse style."

"But what you need to know is that Emperor Qianlong was not rustic at all! It can even be said that his aesthetics was quite tasteful."

"Let's put it this way! Currently, the most expensive antique porcelains from our Dragon Kingdom are basically the porcelains used by Emperor Qianlong."

"In 2010, a Qianlong pastel Ji Qingyu Zhuanxin vase was sold at an auction house in London for a price as high as 554 million yuan."

"This is the highest-priced piece of porcelain from the Ming and Qing dynasties ever put up for auction."

"And now in the history of Dragon Kingdom porcelain auctions, five of the top ten highest-priced porcelains are Qianlong's imperial porcelains!"

After hearing Lao Fang's introduction, Chen Rui couldn't help but take a breath of cold air.

In the past, he only knew a little about antiques, especially porcelain.

To a large extent, he was influenced by netizens who believed that Qianlong was a vulgar person with very low aesthetic taste.

But now when I heard what Lao Fang said, I realized that this was not the case at all.

"Then why did those people evaluate Qianlong's aesthetics like that?"

He couldn't help but ask, and Lao Fang snorted coldly.

"It's the bad taste of literati! I don't understand it and can't get it, but I still want to prove that I am better than Qianlong."

"Just compare the porcelain of the Qianlong Dynasty with the porcelain of the Yongzheng, Kangxi, and even the Ming Dynasty."

"I have to say that Qianlong's aesthetics was not as good as theirs. The simplicity and elegance that Yongzheng and Kangxi liked meant that they had good taste."

"Actually, this is a typical case where the butt determines the head. Anyone who says this either doesn't understand history."

"Or, you don't understand what aesthetics is at all..."

When Lao Fang talked about this, he seemed very aggrieved.

Seeing his attitude, Chen Rui seemed to understand why he couldn't survive in China.

It’s really hard to get along in China with this kind of energy that doesn’t rub dirt in one’s eyes.

"Can you explain it to me in detail? I really don't understand!"

However, Chen Rui still likes Lao Fang very much, especially his erudition, and he still admires him very much.

Lao Fang was very pleased to see his sincere attitude.

"Well, today I will tell you about Qianlong's porcelain and why it is good."

"In the eyes of ordinary people, the porcelain of the Qianlong Dynasty is often colorful."

"It's different from the single-color elegant porcelain that my grandfather liked."

"The porcelain of the Qianlong Dynasty often liked to use a lot of colors, and the colors were bright."

"The paintings on the porcelain are also very complicated, and the shape of the porcelain is also very different from before."

"So in the eyes of ordinary people, Qianlong's porcelain is often bright red and green, which is gaudy."

"Moreover, the styling is exaggerated, consuming labor and materials, wasting people and money, but in fact, they don't understand anything."

Seeing that Lao Fang was getting more and more energetic as he talked, Chen Rui quickly made him a cup of tea.

Lao Fang looked at him with satisfaction, took a sip to moisten his throat, and continued.

"Qianlong's aesthetics has two characteristics, one is gorgeous and the other is extreme."

"And this ultimate includes two aspects, one is the ultimate simplicity, the other is the ultimate complexity."

"The reason why he has such pursuit is that he happened to be in the heyday of the Qing Dynasty."

"It can even be said that he created the pinnacle of the feudal dynasty of the Dragon Kingdom, annihilated Junggar, and recaptured the X-Zang."

"Expanding the territory to the maximum, the dynasty's economy has also developed to its best period."

"It is precisely because the national treasury is abundant that the manufacturing office is filled with talented people."

"That's why Qianlong dared to pursue such an aesthetic of extreme complexity or extreme simplicity."

"Actually, it's not just the case of Qianlong, it's the case all over the world."

"If you don't believe me, go and see the royal manor and royal artifacts from the Victorian era."

"There are also the Palace of Versailles in France and the Winter Palace of Da Mao. Which one is not extremely prosperous?"

"Whenever a dynasty reaches its peak, everyone's aesthetic orientation is the same, which is to pursue the ultimate in complexity."

"So it's very normal for Qianlong to have that kind of aesthetics!"

"It is precisely because the emperor has such an aesthetic sense that the people below pursue perfection even more in order to please the emperor."

"For example, the craftsmen who fired imperial porcelain wanted to show their abilities and make the emperor take them seriously."

"Then when firing porcelain, if you know the emperor's preferences, you will pursue the perfection even more."

“Even when making porcelain, we deliberately show off our skills, so we have produced all kinds of extremely complicated porcelain.”

"Although the emperor also liked the ultimate Qing bamboo slips, we can see very few porcelains of this kind from the Qianlong Dynasty."

"Why? Because the craftsmen don't like it! That kind of porcelain gives them no chance to show off their skills."

"So when we see the Qianlong Dynasty porcelain circulating in the market, they are often bright red and green, with exaggerated patterns."

After hearing what Lao Fang said, Chen Rui suddenly became enlightened.

I see!

Indeed, it is no wonder that others always say that Qianlong's aesthetics are too vulgar.

He always felt a little awkward.

I have been the emperor for sixty years, is my aesthetic taste really that bad?

If you want to say that he is a bad poet, Chen Rui agrees with this.

But if you want to say that his aesthetics is earthy, then Chen Rui disagrees.

At this moment, he just came back to his senses and saw Lao Fang smiling strangely at him.

"Let me tell you a little secret. Who do you think spread the rumors on the Internet about Qianlong's vulgar aesthetics?"

"Ah? This..."

Chen Rui was stunned. He really hadn't thought about this problem.

“Isn’t it spontaneous among netizens?”

Lao Fang's expression changed: "Huh! Do they know how to use a hammer?"

"Do you think if ordinary people think that Qianlong's aesthetics are not good and the imperial porcelain is not valuable, then who will get the advantage in the end?"

Lao Fang's words were like a basin of cold water poured on Chen Rui's head.
Chapter completed!