Year of Object(s) Creation: 18th Century
Estimated Value ($USD):
Object Type(s): Sculpture, Statue
Object Material(s): bronze, metal
Provenience Nation: China
Provenience Location: Yuanmingyuan(ImperialSummerPalace)Beijing,China,1860
Year Removed from Findspot: 1860

Provenance

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Circumstance of Acquisition: Alleged looting
Nation:
Location: French and British soldiers, Businessman in California, art dealer, Hong Kong

Chinese Yuanmingyuan Bronze Heads Of Monkey, Ox And Tiger


Description:
Bronze: monkey, ox, tiger zodiac heads - Ox, Tiger, Monkey bronze heads from emperor's zodiac fountain

Case Status: Object(s) relinquished
Year Claim Initiated: 2000
Year Claim Resolved: 2000
Means of Resolution: Private Negotiation

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

Respondent Name: Sotheby's and Christie's
Respondent Nation: United States
Respondent Nation Economy: Developed
Respondent Type: Private: Company

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Editor's Notes:
Auction was taking place in Hong Kong; Chinese businessmen and Poly Group raised about $9-million to buy the statues and vase.