WELCOME,
I HAVE ALWAYS LIKED CHINESE ARTEFACTS AND HAVE SEEN SEVERAL EXHIBITS HERE IN THE USA OVER THE YEARS. MOST EXHIBITS HAD A FEW WEAPONS BUT MOSTLY FOCUS ON BRONZE CEREMONIAL PIECES, CERAMICS (TERRA COTA WARRIORS)AND SCROLL PAINTINGS. IT IS GOOD TO HAVE A MEMBER FROM CHINA HERE ON THE FORUM TO ADD TO OUR KNOWLEGE. I HAVE VISITED CHINA 3 TIMES OVER THE YEARS BUT NEVER SAW ANY LARGE COLLECTIONS OF WEAPONS, THE LARGEST WAS IN THE MUSEUM AT TINAMIN SQUARE. IT WOULD BE GOOD TO KNOW WHERE ANY OTHER NICE EXHIBITS ARE LOCATED IN CHINA AS WELL AS WHERE ANY GOOD DEALERS IN CHINESE WEAPONS COULD BE LOCATED. I NEVER HAD ANY LUCK FINDING GOOD OLD AUTHENTIC WEAPONS AND UNDERSTAND THAT THEY PASSED A LAW THAT NOTHING OVER 100 YEARS OLD COULD BE EXPORTED. THE OTHER PROBLEM IS THAT MOST ALL OF THE THINGS BEING OFFERED FOR SALE ON EBAY ARE NOT AUTHENTIC AND EXCESSIVELY HIGH SHIPPING AND HANDELING CHARGES ARE COMMON WHICH HAS JUST ABOUT RUINED THE MARKET FOR CHINESE WEAPONS HERE.
I FEEL THERE WOULD BE MORE INTREST IN COLLECTING GOOD CHINESE WEAPONS AND THAT THERE MUST BE A LARGE SUPPLY OF THEM SOMEWHERE IF THE TWO COULD MEET PERHAPS THERE WOULD BE MORE COLLECTORS OF GOOD CHINESE WEAPONS.
THE EXAMPLES YOU SHOW ARE VERY NICE CONGRADULATIONS, I ESPECIALLY LIKED THE KEN. ARE THERE MANY CHINESE WEAPONS WITH GOOD PROVENANCE OR HAS MOST INFORMATION AND HISTORY LOST AS IN MOST OTHER AREAS OF THE WORLD.
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