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National Museum of Asian Art Announces the Transfer of Ancient Manuscript Fragments to China
The Smithsonian’s National Museum of Asian Art has deaccessioned fragments of the Zidanku Silk Manuscripts (fourth–third ...
2,300-yr-old silk manuscripts finally return to China after 79 years in US
The silk manuscripts, containing more than 900 Chinese characters, are the earliest examples of silk text discovered to date ...
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Smithsonian’s National Museum of Asian Art repatriates ancient silk manuscript to China
The museum’s fragments of the Zidanku Silk Manuscripts were looted from a tomb in Hunan Province and smuggled into the US ...