Chinese antiques: caveat emptor

I've always liked Chinese ceramics, but have also stayed away from buying them; it didn't take much research to realize that the market was full of excellent reproductions, including some of considerable age. That's what one gets with a history of connoisseurship and collectings that goes back centuries! Here's an article from the Seattle Times on the pitfalls facing buyers of Chinese art and antiques.

NOTE: This is just one part of an exposé of a local Asian art gallery; quite an interesting local flap (actually, not so local, since the alleged fraudsters also sell on eBay).

Posted by David on January 27, 2003 10:54 AM