A "Tang Dynasty" fake

Fake Tang dynasty vase
2012.91.53, fake Tang dynasty double vase
Eason Eige collection; photo by B. Bernard

Why sell a vessel with mud still clinging to its base, instead of first cleaning it completely? The answer: to suggest that this vessel once stood in an ancient tomb.

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