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HOW TO SPOT CHINESE MADE FAKE JAPANESE SWORD JUNK.
by *aaaaa*( 787)
AVOID CHINESE MADE FAKE JAPANESE SWORD AT ALL COST The simplest motivation for not getting caught in the trade of "Chinese-made fake Japanese swords" is to understand the simple fact that Japanese...
Tags: Japanese Sword | Samurai Sword | Japanese Antique | Antique Sword | Fake Sword
387 of 401 people found this guide helpful
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Fake Japanese Swords
by naginataguy( 56)
There are many Japanese Samurai swords being sold on Ebay that are fakes. They are modern made copies coming from China. They mimic mostly WW II swords. Some also mimic Antique/traditionally mounted swords. A...
Tags: Japanese Swords | Nihonto | Gendito
183 of 206 people found this guide helpful
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Satsuma: What it Is, and Is Not
by emall4antiques( 2419)
This guide will define, in general terms,what Is, and what Is Not, Satsuma. We have been collecting, researching, studying, buying and selling fine Satsuma since 1971. Our guides will assist you in...
Tags: satsuma | imari | kinkozan | kutani | meizan
163 of 176 people found this guide helpful
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Is it really Jade?
by wildgoat2005( 132)
This is to update the Scratch Test mentioned in my previous guide,Bidding on Anceint Chinese Jades. In that guide, I had suggested the use of a sharp steak knife to perform the Scratch Test on jadeite or...
Tags: Jade | Real | Fake | Nephrite | Chinese
87 of 106 people found this guide helpful
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Buying Asian Porcelain on Ebay
by plcombs( 2158)
During the last few years a number of fellow Ebayers asked that I write something about selling and buying Asian porcelains on Ebay. How do you tell a fake from an original? Is the most asked question. ...
Tags: Chinese Porcelain | kangxi | Qianlong | Guangxu | Imperial Porcelain
82 of 86 people found this guide helpful
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Chinese Snuff Bottles: Avoiding The Fakes
by tradewinds-antiques( 629)
Collecting Chinese snuff bottles likely began in the late 17th century when the first powdered tobacco afficionado in the Imperial Court collected a few small snuff containers and noticed how intriguing they...
Tags: chinese fakes | fake snuff bottle | fake cinnabar | fake chinese antiques | dishonest sellers
71 of 73 people found this guide helpful
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South East Asian "antiques"
by dyadco( 65)
Virtually every week on ebay there are "Khmer antiques" offered for sale that are quite frankly modern reproductions. Some are obviously new, whilst others are based on more traditional pieces and yet others...
Tags: Khmer | Asian Antiques | Asian sculpture | South East Asian antiques | Thai sculpture
58 of 62 people found this guide helpful
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Blue Phoenix Porcelain Patterns
by sandyh3( 1152)
The first pieces of porcelain I started collecting over 20 years ago were those with the Blue Willow pattern. From there I discovered the Blue Phoenix or "Flying Turkey" pattern. This guide is a summary of...
Tags: Flying Turkey | Blue Phoenix | Blue Willow | Howo | Japanese Porcelain
49 of 52 people found this guide helpful
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E-BAY JAPANESE SWORDS
by ncltcom( 247)
As the years tick by on ebay we are seeing a greater effort by the Chinese factories to copy the looks of the Japanese swords, primarily the Showa military swords. This is however not limited to swords but...
Tags: swords | japanese
20 of 21 people found this guide helpful
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The Brutal Truth about Buying Chinese Antiques on eBay
by loveshackbaybee( 504)
Welcome to our guide. As long time collectors of Asian art, we have purchased many authentic and truly remarkable Chinese antiques on eBay. You can too. But be warned - you need to understand some brutally...
Tags: Chinese | antiques | jade | ivory | tibet
17 of 18 people found this guide helpful
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