| Original Message: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Fu Hao's Jade Phoenix |
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Hello Sallie, Thank you for showing these. You have probably saved several people from making the trip - including me if and when I get to China. I'm wondering if there was something written saying that these jades are "standing in" for the famous Fu Hao finds. Other than the very general subject and design, it does not seem that these jades were made to deceive because they are so very different from the originals. If they had meant to deceive the public, wouldn't they have used the appropriate color jade and have copied the details more faithfully? I have seen better reproductions of these famous jades. (The deer looks a bit more convincing.) It is a mystery. A major problem with the study of jade is that facts are scarce (at least English publication facts) and because there is no definitive scientific test for the age of stone, misinformation, disinformation and rumors abound. I have heard rumors that even some jades in the Palace Museum in Beijing and other distinguished Chinese museums are finely made specific reproductions placed there by a) corrupt officials/ individuals who over the years have absconded with the originals, or b) by the government during the Cultural Revolution with the originals being sold off to raise money. In cases such as these, the reproductions would have to be very good ones, much better than those you have shown. I would guess that these rumors are most likely apocryphal. Perhaps Will knows more about this? I have been thinking about some of the issues that have been raised in this jade section of the bird thread and I may start a new thread to discuss one or two of them which do not directly pertain to birds. Terry All rights reserved by Bead Collector Network and its users |
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