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Ouch : 2,500-year-old mirror dropped on Chinese TV

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maximus maximus

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😀 <-- link to original story and yes there are pics but no video.

A 2,500-year-old mirror worth £500,000 was dropped and smashed on a Chinese TV show.

A model was showing the ancient mirror to the audience when it slipped from her hands and fell to the floor.

It shattered into pieces, shocking the audience - especially owner Chen Fengjiu who was sitting in the front row.

Fengjui, a renowned mirror collector, said: "The mirror has been part of my collection for 16 years and is the best one out of more than 1,000 mirrors."

The mirror, from the Warring States Period of Ancient China, was being exhibited on China Central Television's Artwork Investment programme.

It was gold plated, embedded with 11 turquoise stones and the whole body was coated with intricate carvings.

The host of the show immediately cancelled the rest of the programme after the accident and the producer said he would seek expert help to repair the mirror.

Fengjiu has not - so far at least - taken any legal action against the programme.
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Someone needs to cue up the video of some guy on Call For Help breaking an old sound recording tube in his hands.
 
Originally posted by: Bateluer
Wonder how the insurance with shows like that work.
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At least he will have no problem showing proof. 😀
Poor chap... must be watching the video over and over and over and over....
 
Well I guess if you wanted to collect on some insurance there would be no refusing the claim when it was smashed on nation tv for all to see and he didnt do it. I wonder just how much he paid her to "slip" and drop it.
 
I see the video reports section at Ananova is still "under development".

It's been like that for like 3+ years now hasn't it? 😕
 
It had to have been insured.

At least he will get the more out of it than what it is worth. Antiques are always appraised at much higher than what they actually will get at an auction.

Sucks that a piece of history was lost like that though.
 
the guy probably got repaid after the show by the model's ass... many times

"i'm gonna shatter that ass like you shattered my mirror... my hotel room, 5pm sharp"
 
What a shame, a piece of Chinese history lost to the ages.

Wonder if they have any "ancient Chinese secrets" to repair the mirror 😛
 
Originally posted by: eits
the guy probably got repaid after the show by the model's ass... many times

"i'm gonna shatter that ass like you shattered my mirror... my hotel room, 5pm sharp, everyday"
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lol.. corrected. 😀
 
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