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Aljazeera – Can you spot a fake antique? China’s forged antiques market is booming!

China’s forged antiques market is booming as the country’s burgeoning mega-rich unknowingly buy them up. Can YOU spot the fake antique?

November 28, 2015 No Comments

Fakes and Copies

Germany’s fake Chinese Xian terracotta warriors – seems even the museums get duped sometimes

Even the experts get scammed! In 2007 visitors to an exhibition of fake Chinese terracotta warriors in Hamburg were offered refunds after organizers found out the figures on display were copies.

June 15, 2010 2 Comments

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Aljazeera – Can you spot a fake antique? China’s forged antiques market is booming!

Germany’s fake Chinese Xian terracotta warriors – seems even the museums get duped sometimes

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a Sino-Japanese suzuribako mother of pearl inkstone box and cover

A Japanese Fubako letter (document) box in Gold Maki-e on Black Lacquer (Edo Period)

An extremely rare and unusual Han dynasty tomb model of two dwarf entertainers playing the ancient game of Liubo

A rare and unusual inkstone-shaped polychrome Chinese glazed architectural tile

A black lacquer Chinese Ming dynasty mother of pearl inlay tray - 16th century

A Chinese Yuan/Ming tixi lacquer plate

A particularly fine and unusual Japanese tsuishu incense box (Kōgō) - Edo period

A Chinese Ming Dynasty double-sided carved cinnabar lacquer seal box.

A Chinese Pottery Tomb figurine of a First Tomb General - Southern Song Dynasty

A 18th/19th century Ryukyu mother of pearl and lacquer plate