TAIPEI: Tracing a palm-sized jade pig resting on its haunches, an antique trader in Taiwan said the ears on the nearly 400-year-old piece are a marker of its authenticity.
“The folds in the pig’s ears show the handiwork, the ancient handicraft” of the Ming dynasty , said the 60-year-old trader, who would only provide his last name as Lee. “It takes very careful carving. If it were duplicates, they wouldn’t make it that delicate and detailed.” Lee’s shop in Taipei’s Da’an district holds ancient treasures worth more than a condominium located in the same neighbourhood.
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