Nicolas Chow places a magnifying glass against a Ming Dynasty vase to inspect the potter's 600-year old workmanship.
Nicolas Chow, the head of Sotheby's Chinese Ceramics Department, checks a Ming Dynasty vase in Hong Kong. The demand for Chinese antiquities has exploded, helping propel Hong Kong to third spot in the global auction market behind London and New York.
Chow, the international head of Chinese ceramics and works of art at auction giant Sotheby's, points out layers of uneven bubbles invisible to the naked eye along the early 15th Century blue and white porcelain.
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