Yuanmingyuan Porcelain Qing Dynasty Vase
Yuanmingyuan Porcelain Qing Dynasty Vase

Year of Object(s) Creation: Qing Dynasty
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Object Material(s): ceramic
Provenience Nation: China
Provenience Location: Yuanmingyuan(ImperialSummerPalace)Beijing,China,1860
Year Removed from Findspot: 1860

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Circumstance of Acquisition: Alleged looting
Nation:
Location: Lord Loch of Drylaw

Chinese Yuanmingyuan Porcelain Qing Dynasty Vase


Description:
Porcelain: Vase: Qing Dynasty - Vase

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.