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Tracking dispersal : auction sales from the Yuanmingyuan loot in Paris in the 1860s

During the Second Opium War (1856-1860), British and French troops fought to expand their privileges in China. The war ended in Beijing in October 1860 with the looting and burning of the Yuanmingyuan, one of the official seats of government of the Chinese Emperor to the northwest of the Chinese ca...

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Published in:Journal for art market studies 2(2018), 2, Seite 2-23
Main Authors: Howald, Christine (Author, VerfasserIn)
Saint-Raymond, Léa (VerfasserIn)
Document Type: Online Resource Article
Language:English
Published: 2018
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Related Items:Enthalten in: Journal for art market studies
Author Notes:Christine Howald, Léa Saint-Raymond
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