Chinese Mummy Of Buddhist Monk Encased In Zhanggong Zushi Statue
Description:
1,000-Year-Old Mummified Buddhist Monk Encased in Buddha Staute
Case Status: Object(s) not relinquished
Year Claim Initiated: 2015
Year Claim Resolved:
Means of Resolution: Litigation
Complainant Name: Government of China
Complainant Nation: China
Complainant Nation Economy: In Transition
Complainant Type: Public: Government
Respondent Name: Private Collector Oscar van Overeem
Respondent Nation: Netherlands
Respondent Nation Economy: Developed
Respondent Type: Private: Individual
Reference Links:
- https://news.artnet.com/exhibitions/china-buddha-with-monk-mummy-stolen-relic-280244
- http://www.cnn.com/2015/03/23/asia/china-mummified-monk-statue-stolen/
- http://www.randian-online.com/np_news/chinese-mummy-statue-reignites-controversy-over-repatriation-of-cultural-relics/
- http://www.dutchnews.nl/news/archives/2015/11/chinese-villagers-head-to-dutch-court-to-reclaim-buddha-containing-mummified-monk/
- http://www.china.org.cn/world/2016-06/15/content_38678004.htm
- http://www.globaltimes.cn/content/1016403.shtml
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Editor's Notes:
- Stolen from village in 1995, but litigation start in 2015
- For provenance, I put ""personal collection"" although it was in Drents Museum for some time since a personal collector bought it and had ownership of it
- Does not seem to have been settled or repatriated - lawsuit started June 2016
- Unsure about complainant type - a group of villagers have hired several lawyers for the case
- Estimated value (20-30 million) shows how much the private collector demanded from Chinese Government
- Provenance start date - used August, although couldn't find exact date of purchase "mid 1996"
- For provenance, I put ""personal collection"" although it was in Drents Museum for some time since a personal collector bought it and had ownership of it
- Does not seem to have been settled or repatriated - lawsuit started June 2016
- Unsure about complainant type - a group of villagers have hired several lawyers for the case
- Estimated value (20-30 million) shows how much the private collector demanded from Chinese Government
- Provenance start date - used August, although couldn't find exact date of purchase "mid 1996"