Year of Object(s) Creation:
Estimated Value ($USD):
Object Type(s): Painting
Object Material(s): paint
Provenience Nation: South Korea
Provenience Location: Korea
Year Removed from Findspot: 1954

Provenance
Start Year: 1998
End Year: 2020
Circumstance of Acquisition: Purchase
Nation: United States
Location: LACMA
Start Year:
End Year: 1954
Circumstance of Acquisition: Theft
Nation:
Location: Korea

Korean Buddhist Paintings Of Yeongsanhoesangdo And Siwangdo


Description:


Case Status: Object(s) relinquished
Year Claim Initiated: 2015
Year Claim Resolved: 2020
Means of Resolution: Action by Respondent's Govt.

Complainant Name: Jogye Order of Korean Buddhism
Complainant Nation: Korea
Complainant Nation Economy: Developed
Complainant Type: Private: Institution

Respondent Name: The Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA)
Respondent Nation: United States
Respondent Nation Economy: Developed
Respondent Type: Public: Institution

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Editor's Notes:
The University of Geneva's ArThemis project (reference in URL above) offers in-depth documentation and discussion of this dispute. Edited by Tali Maximon