2nd Century Buddhapada Sculpture

Description:

Case Status: Object(s) relinquished
Year Claim Initiated:
Year Claim Resolved: 2016
Means of Resolution: Action by Complainant's Govt.

Complainant Name:
Complainant Nation: United States
Complainant Nation Economy: Developed
Complainant Type: Public: Government

Respondent Name: Tatsuzo Kaku
Respondent Nation: Japan
Respondent Nation Economy: Developed
Respondent Type: Private: Individual

Reference Links:

https://www.anonymousswisscollector.com/2016/03/the-us-govt-cant-stop-seizing-looted-asian-art-this-week-hooray.html
https://chasingaphrodite.com/2016/03/19/asia-week-arrest-japanese-dealer-charged-with-selling/

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Editor's Notes:

The Anonymous Swiss Collector project (reference in URL above) offers in-depth documentation and discussion of this dispute. Edited by Tali Maximon and Arianne Ohara WHERE IS IT NOW? The sculpture is currently housed at the National Museum of Pakistan in Karachi, Pakistan. It is in a permanent exhibition.