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16 The curator was Craig Clunas, a well-known art historian of China; I remain deeply
grateful for his help as well as that of Verity Wilson, a historian of East Asian costume
at the V&A.
17 See Sotheby’s, The Library of Philip Robinson: Part II, The Chinese Collection, (London,
1988), 34–39. According to the provenance provided in the catalogue, the first sale was
by Puttick and Simpson on February 4, 1863; they were bought by Sir Thomas Phillips.
I am grateful to Craig Clunas for bringing the sale to my attention.
18 Susan Naquin was kind enough to tell me about the Christie’s sale; it took place on
December 2, 1993 in New York.
19 Daily Mail, November 22, 2011.
20 “The Tale of the Animal Heads,” Wall Street Journal, March 11, 2009.
21 “China Hunts for Art Treasures in U.S. Museums,” New York Times, December 16,
2009.
22 I’ve seen this curious production, much of which shows street signs in New York and
includes a visit to what I believe is the Rockefeller estate at Kykuit on the Hudson. There
the team saw c. 1900 photographs of Yuanmingyuan ruins.
23 The smaller ones later sold at auction for $4.3 million. See “Ai Weiwei sculptures set
auction record,” BBC NEWS, February 13, 2015; at www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-
arts-31454335; accessed June 14, 2015.
24 These were ephemeral comments appearing on web blogs and internet news reports that
allowed reader responses.
25 The quote is in “Gala Marks 150th Anniversary of looting of Yuanmingyuan,” CCTV.com
English, October 20, 2010; see http://english.cntv.cn/program/cultureexpress/20101020/
100923.shtml; accessed June 13, 2015.
26 “Two Bronze Animal heads, stolen 153 years ago, returned to China,” Reuters June 28,
2013; see www.reuters.com/article/2013/06/28/us-china-sculptures-idUSBRE95R0HW
20130628; accessed June 14, 2015.

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