More interesting is the question about who created the forgeries? How were they acquired? Who authenticated them? who decided that they were worthy of display?
And has the Forger created material for other public and private collections?
Thursday, 18 July 2013
Fakes in China
The Guardian is reporting that the Jibaozhai Museum in China has a staggering 40000 fakes in its collection. indeed it's entire collection may be modern creations. This again is a reminder of the importance of obtaining objects with securely and documented collecting histories that preferably come from known archaeological contexts.
More interesting is the question about who created the forgeries? How were they acquired? Who authenticated them? who decided that they were worthy of display?
And has the Forger created material for other public and private collections?
More interesting is the question about who created the forgeries? How were they acquired? Who authenticated them? who decided that they were worthy of display?
And has the Forger created material for other public and private collections?
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