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world-news1 year ago

"FBI Returns 22 WWII-Era Artifacts to Japan from Massachusetts Attic"

The FBI has returned a collection of looted Japanese art, including scrolls, pottery, and an ancient map, found in a Massachusetts attic to Japan. The artifacts, determined to be valuable Asian art, were discovered by the family of a deceased World War II veteran and were confirmed to have been looted during the war's final days. The items, representing a substantial piece of Okinawan history, were returned to Okinawa, but several Okinawan objects are still missing and listed in the National Stolen Art File.

via CNN|
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world-news1 year ago

"Massachusetts Family Discovers Stolen Japanese Artifacts in Attic, FBI Returns 22 to Japan"

The FBI has returned 22 looted artifacts, including scrolls, pottery, and a hand-drawn map, to Okinawa, Japan, after they were discovered in a Massachusetts attic. The items, dating back to the 18th and 19th centuries, were looted following the Battle of Okinawa during World War II. The artifacts were found by a family while sorting through their late father's belongings, and after a lengthy investigation, the FBI confirmed their origins and transported them to the Smithsonian Institution’s National Museum of Asian Art in Washington DC. The family, who wishes to remain anonymous, requested the return of the artifacts to Okinawa, emphasizing the importance of preserving cultural heritage.

via The Guardian US|
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arts-and-culture2 years ago

Met Museum Implements Plan to Recover Looted Art from Collections After Seizures.

The Metropolitan Museum of Art has announced a new effort to review its collection and policies with the aim of returning items with problematic histories. The museum will hire a four-person provenance research team to review its holdings for works with tainted histories. The Met has been facing increasing calls to repatriate works that law enforcement officials and foreign governments say it has no right to. The museum's stature and the scope of its effort is likely to affect how other institutions grapple with the increasing pressure to return ancient items that bear evidence of having been looted.

via The New York Times|
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