Guimet research plan 2026 2030

The objective of the study is to map out the history , techniques and impact of the

counterfeiting of Asian Chinese bronzes . The analyses will focus on the composition

of the materials and the techniques employed : use of old materials to simulate

patina , chemical treatments to imitate aging , imitation of mint marks and

inscriptions , faithful reproduction of styles and decorations . These investigations

should enable to identify authentic works , but also to document fakes , which are

themselves part of one art history , in the same capacity as copies are in European

pictorial art . In this logic , some museums now exhibit these counterfeits , fourth

casted as such , in order to suggest their history . Cooperation with the Centre for

Research on East Asian Civilisations ( CRCAO ) and the Centre for Research and

Restoration of the Museums of France ( C2RMF ) is , in this case , taken into

consideration .

Tripod China Western Zhou Dynasty 10th century BCE bronze MA 13006

© musée Guimet RMN GP Paris Mathieu Rabeau

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