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The Connoisseur - The Appreciation of Classical Ming Furniture Page 7 | knowledge and action; meaning he does his best according to what he knows and what he can do. Third, he must practice calm introspection and be sensitive to his innate knowledge and abilities.
These principles and beliefs from Confucian teaching were powerful. They help one to understand one’s role in the universe and
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how to behave well as a human being.
With some background knowledge of the principal philosophy which was guiding the hand of a Ming carpenter, we can look more closely at a piece of Ming furniture, as illustrated in the this painting table. Hopefully, after this exercise, readers will feel more comfortabe about how an expert determines the value and authenticity of a
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