A Case for Genuineness

There is a case which involves me and an expert of a world famous museum because a customer bought a Sung dynasty item from my late father and this expert confirm it as Ching Dynasty Chien Lung copy and at that time this customer distant themselves from my father and myself. This customer came back asking me to glue a broken Tang Dynasty horse’s leg after a few unsuccessful attempts. I then told him that I have the Sung Dynasty items as well as the Chien Lung copy item of the same ware. I would like to see this expert with the aim to  bite hard that the Chien Lung  copy as genuine Sung dynasty and see what the expert is going to tell me. This customer got frightened and said that you do not have much of such stock left so don’t create trouble.

 One visitor from Kuala lumpur searching for “antique shop in kuala lumpur” and another visitor from Australia searching for “penang antiques” which I suggest by saying keep on searching and don’t give up because you may not find it today but you may find it tomorrow. A visitor from Bandar Seri Begawan searching for “how do I know whether the nyonya ware is authentic” which is simple if you have seen the authentic specimen, Bandung copies and present Jing dezhen copies and at the same time ask the vendor or vendors to give you information about genuineness which is the best effective way with the specimen in front of the vendor and you. The next visitor from Kuala Lumpur searching for “vintage plate shop in Malaysia” which I have not heard of any but there is a company that sells vintage plate salvaged from the Straits of Malacca and a few years ago, the company held a sale at KLCC business convention centre and I met Dr. Ivan Polanin, a cancer specialist working in Malaya in 1948 and he has been collecting porcelain and I shared my experience with him. I am unable to tell where this company is after I have partly retired from antique business while driving taxi.