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China’s vibrant 5,000 year old culture is teeming with historical artefacts, ranging from blue porcelain and famous paintings to the invention of scripts. However, as time has passed, many of these items have been lost, making preservation increasingly difficult. The rarity of these artefacts has given rise to a bustling trade in Chinese antiques, with some willing to pay astronomical sums for items that hold historical and temporal value.
At a popular Chinese antique appraisal show, a woman surnamed Ha presented a painting for evaluation. The first thing she admitted after taking the stage was that she didn’t buy the painting herself. This left viewers puzzled, questioning how she came to possess the artwork. She then explained that her husband had shown her the painting of an angel every day, which led her to feel a twinge of jealousy. As…
