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Re: Re: Cloisonne Vase of Dragons Playing Ball--Age?

Posted By: beadiste
Posted Date: Dec 03, 2013 (05:13 PM)

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I'm not sure I would call it a forgery - the design is Qing, even if the actual piece may not be. The execution of the copy is quite neat and attractive. This could be an example of a wringing more juice out of an interesting old design rather than intended to deceive. Someone more expert than I could perhaps discern if it was made in the 1920s or more recently.

I once had the experience of visiting a Taiwan ceramic factory where the artists were hired from among the best draughtspeople in the schools, and who were determinedly copying old designs just to make sure their skills were up to speed.

Perhaps it should have been marketed as "inspired by" or "modern artistry in the style of."
But sometimes such nice distinctions conveniently evade translation...


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