鑑定

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 鑑定(かんてい) means using expert knowledge to judge an object's value, authenticity, or similar qualities.
• Basic usage: It is used for having inherited objects examined or assessing a painting's date and authenticity.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Who performs the appraisal
  • 専門家に鑑定してもらった means had an expert appraise it, with に marking the person who performed the appraisal.
• A copy made in a later period
  • 後世の模写 means a copy made after the original in a later period. 模写(もしゃ) means copying by following a model.