A Quest To Uncover The Truth Behind One Man's Treasure | Bronze: A Forgotten Treasure | Full Episode
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 13 ธ.ค. 2018
- A priceless treasure haul, or an elaborate scam?
In a remote Singapore lockup lies a stunning collection of Chinese bronze artifacts, unseen and forgotten for almost five decades. Over one hundred bronze pieces, believed to be from the Shang and Zhou dynasties, have remained hidden until now.
This documentary traces the mysterious journey of these potentially priceless bronzes from China to Singapore. What happens next is a present-day quest to discover their true authenticity and value.
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What an interesting documentary! Thanks for the upload.
Well done CNA and Dawn Tan, wonderful documentary
Very good documentary. Hard to tell fake from real. But the experts are good.
Damn... that French guy is direct.....
Fantastic docu....!!!
I must confess all throughout this amazing documentary i was hoping n praying his pieces would be real, you could feel his emotions in his voice after the reults came out negative sad for him actually
Not to worry I know people who still display their Galle's as real Galle's after losing thousands on them,It's not what ya got,It's what they think they got that counts.
I like the dealer and his direct assessment
I am so sorry for this man. He did not keep it all this time just for money. He and his father thought they were keeping history safe, and how do you find out who to trust to bring it out? How do you think he feels? Sheesh! "So where do you think you'll go from here? You must have thought about it since the last news, as a possibility?" Would have been more appropriate, so much for using your words, bet she went to college, but has not yet been educated, don't follow the pack, lead it. :0
How culd he lie?? Its affecting his whole reputation n life. That expert guy is soo direct n honest. My goodness its soo embarassing for that owner.
Is there any follow up on the man from Singapore? Is he alive?......Something?....
Firstly, the estate duties on such 'scrap metal' is amazing: nothing. And getting these verified for 'free' after hoarding it, is hardly great asset management, letting such scrap pieces deteriorate as well. After all, one uses the word 'treasure' in a subjective manner. What I do find horrific is the state of deterioration, which is as good and destroying rather than saving the pieces. That is truly heartbreaking. I am sure a few of the better pieces have already been sold by the family. If Dawn Tan was really an 'investigative reporter' as CNA claims her to be, she would have also checked what items from these collection have been 'disposed' off secretly, leaving only these. The fact is, if these are verifiable artefacts, it is not simply about monetary value as these provide historic cultural evidence. So odd, to my mind: politics and foreign policy aside, we have the Asian Civilisations Museum here, with nothing comparable with the Palace Museums and other great museums in Europe, but here in Singapore, these were simply hoarded by private individuals and not even as a 'Collection'. Seems irresponsible. Dawn is naive: why didn't she investigate other pieces abroad with similar provenance? For all we know, the 'red guard' story may be a red herring. For all we know these were held in trust for someone and the contact has since been lost... But it all seems like a joke as the documentary goes on... No wonder there were some pieces like these at CashConverter! 😭
should have asked the expert at the beginning. one minute documentary and done.
Same problem here in USA with Indian artifacts .patina doesn't lie.
The bronzes are vintage reproductions. These days better copies are made, which take more care to mimic the correct form, chemical composition and patination.
Did his "father" buy them or did he ??? TORTURE him for the TRUTH !!
even if fake beautiful pieces of art anyway
He gave away himself with the french guy.
I think they already knew the answer from the start. But its either the editing or how they scheduled each consultation is what seems staged.
hes a liar actually he got scammed...bought it thinking it was genuine from somebody
what worst is that he spent all his father inheritance buying this thinking it was treasure
this show is an opportunity for him to get the stuff checked for free by the experts
Fakes are everywhere.
Feeling as it was all staged. Watch again.
+Kelvin Yeo we can honestly say this wasn't staged and our journalist Dawn Tan did not know how this was going to pan out. This documentary was also her quest to uncover the truth behind the statues
Get some expert from Shanghai Museum rather than these westerners......
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