The Auction of Bronze Heads Arouses Considerations
The two ancient Chinese relics, a rat's head and a rabbit's head, were auctioned off on February 25, for 14 million euros (17.92 million U.S. dollars) each in Christie's sale of the collection of Yves Saint Laurent and Pierre Berge in the Grand Palace of Paris.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People’s Republic of China and the State Administration of Cultural Heritage (SACH) declared their statements successively that China denies the illegal possession of the looted cultural relics and will continue to retrieve the looted and illegally exported cultural relics in accordance with relevant international conventions and Chinese laws.
This case undoubtedly harms China’s cultural rights, interests and national sentiment, but it also brings something considerable to us.
The two ancient Chinese relics, a rat's head and a rabbit's head, were auctioned off on February 25, for 14 million euros (17.92 million U.S. dollars) each in Christie's sale of the collection of Yves Saint Laurent and Pierre Berge in the Grand Palace of Paris.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People’s Republic of China and the State Administration of Cultural Heritage (SACH) declared their statements successively that China denies the illegal possession of the looted cultural relics and will continue to retrieve the looted and illegally exported cultural relics in accordance with relevant international conventions and Chinese laws.
This case undoubtedly harms China’s cultural rights, interests and national sentiment, but it also brings something considerable to us.
