Hojo Currency Plate from Deoksu Palace
Hojo Currency Plate from Deoksu Palace

Year of Object(s) Creation: 1893, Joseon Dynasty
Estimated Value ($USD):
Object Type(s):
Object Material(s): metal
Provenience Nation: South Korea
Provenience Location: DeoksuPalace,Seoul,SouthKorea
Year Removed from Findspot:

Provenance
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Circumstance of Acquisition: Alleged looting
Nation:
Location: American serviceman, James Amato (owner of Midwest Auction Galleries), Won Young Youn (art collector)

Korean Hojo Currency Plate From Deoksu Palace


Description:
Metal: Hojo Currency Plate - Hojo currency plate

Case Status: Object(s) relinquished
Year Claim Initiated: 2013
Year Claim Resolved: 2013
Means of Resolution: Sua sponte donation

Complainant Name: Government
Complainant Nation: South Korea
Complainant Nation Economy: Developed
Complainant Type: Public: Government

Respondent Name: Won Young Youn (art collector), James Carl Amato (Midwest Auction Galleries owner)
Respondent Nation: United States
Respondent Nation Economy: Developed
Respondent Type: Private: Individual

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Editor's Notes:
United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement seized the item from Youn and returned it to South Korea. Youn was prosecuted in United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan.