Painting...
The men were slightly disappointed, and Emperor Yue's body softened again, yet he cooperatively asked, "What is a portrait?"
Princess Aili nodded to a maid, who presented a scroll. The six-foot-long scroll slowly unfurled, revealing a portrait of Aisi, grinning amongst a throng of flowers.
He wore a top with alternating yellow and blue stripes, a hat of red and white, his skin was pale, his eyes were profound, even his eyelashes were visible.
The crowd let out a gasp of surprise, even the always dignified Empress craned her neck to see better.
The crowd looked at Aisi, then at the scroll, utterly astonished.
Yue Country's paintings emphasized abstract representation, capturing the essence of the subject. Painting people in such lifelike detail, it's as if the subject was standing right there.
Furthermore, the mottled colors in the scroll, the greens, yellows, blues, and purples, none of which could be found in Yue Country's paintings.
