Yuanmingyuan Bronze Pig Head
Yuanmingyuan Bronze Pig Head

Year of Object(s) Creation: 1750 (approximate)
Estimated Value ($USD):
Object Type(s): Sculpture, Timepiece
Object Material(s): bronze, metal
Provenience Nation: China
Provenience Location: Yuanmingyuan (Imperial Summer Palace) Beijing, China
Year Removed from Findspot: 1862

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Circumstance of Acquisition: Spoils of war
Nation:
Location: British and French armies, Sotheby's Hong Kong

Chinese Yuanmingyuan Bronze Zodiac Pig Head


Description:
Yuanmingyuan Bronze Zodiac Pig Head

Case Status: Object(s) relinquished
Year Claim Initiated: 2003
Year Claim Resolved: 2003
Means of Resolution: Sua sponte donation

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

Respondent Name: Sotheby's, New York
Respondent Nation: United States
Respondent Nation Economy: Developed
Respondent Type: Private: Company

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Editor's Notes:
statue bought by Macau tycoon Stanley Ho Hung-sun, donated to China