Is this a fake too?

Started by rgomes10, Mar 31, 2023, 19:42:29

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rgomes10

Hello!
What about this bowl? Perhaps a fake too?
Thank you very much.
Best regards,
Regina

peterp

Yes. The problem is that real Guan ware would be Song dynasty imperial ware. As the remaining pieces after such a long time are few, the price at auctions would be extremely high. That it turn is a motivation for fakers to produce huge numbers of fakes.

Just a tip...see the blackish clay of the bottom? If the whole clay body would be of such a dark color, at the top rim or any ridge on the sides there would be a dark hue visible through the glaze as the glaze is thinner there.
If there is none it usually means the foot rim was dyed dark or covered with some dark clay matter to give the impression that the clay body inside is dark.