Chinese Statue Of Buddhist Goddess Guanyin

Description:
Statue of Guanyin, Buddhist Goddess

Case Status: Object(s) relinquished
Year Claim Initiated: 2013
Year Claim Resolved: 2015
Means of Resolution: Inquiry/Demand

Complainant Name: Government of China
Complainant Nation: China
Complainant Nation Economy: In Transition
Complainant Type: Public: Government

Respondent Name: Government of Australia
Respondent Nation: Australia
Respondent Nation Economy: Developed
Respondent Type: Public: Government

Reference Links:

https://www.attorneygeneral.gov.au/Mediareleases/Pages/2015/FirstQuarter/5-March-2015-Culturally-significant-Chinese-statue-returns-home.aspx
http://www.kaogu.cn/en/News/Academic_activities/2015/0309/49494.html
http://usa.chinadaily.com.cn/culture/2015-03/09/content_19758742.htm

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Editor's Notes:

Guanyin is an East Asian deity of mercy and compassion
The statue was handed over to China in accordance with a bilateral commitment to return and protect cultural property after being exported out of the country through an eBay purchase by an American dealer