Zhèxiē zì huà lǐ yǒu bùshǎo yúmù-hùnzhū de yànpǐn.
Among these calligraphies and paintings there are quite a few fakes passed off as authentic.
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history
From Wei Boyang's 《参同契》 (Eastern Han alchemical text): 'how can fish eyes be pearls?' - a meditation on distinguishing the real from the false. The four-character idiom condensed from the line.
memory
A round, white fish eye looks just enough like a pearl to fool a careless buyer. The image captures every counterfeit-vs-genuine situation perfectly.
