Posted on 10/07/2020 7:48:47 AM PDT by DUMBGRUNT
A police insider said the buyer of the stolen artwork paid just HK$500 for the piece and believed it was a counterfeit Meanwhile, one of three burglars involved in the heist has been arrested along with a friend after a raid on a Yau Ma Tei residence
A calligraphy scroll by Mao Zedong said to be worth HK$2.3 billion – part of a haul stolen last month from the Hong Kong flat of a renowned collector – was torn into two pieces after being resold for a few hundred dollars to a man who thought it was a counterfeit, the Post has learned.
When asked why the artwork was cut into two pieces, Senior Superintendent Tony Ho Chun-tung of the Organised Crime and Triad Bureau, said: “Someone thought the calligraphy was too long – 2.8 metres in length – and it was difficult to show and display it. That’s why it was cut half" When asked why the artwork was cut into two pieces, Senior Superintendent Tony Ho Chun-tung of the Organised Crime and Triad Bureau, said: “Someone thought the calligraphy was too long – 2.8 metres in length – and it was difficult to show and display it. That’s why it was cut half
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The buildings in HK are prefabbed, concrete high-rises that are designed for window units. Even expensive flats have either window units, inserted through a wall or a split unit in every room. The concrete wall and roof are pretty good at controlling the temperature, especially if it isn’t the top floor flat. Most people also have dehumidifiers in their home there so the storage conditions would not be as bad you might think. The real issue is fluorescent lighting which causes inks to fade.
“Any record of Mao that is removed from the world is a net gain in my mind.”
For me, the cancel culture BS shows that attempting to erase history is a bad idea.
Just put it out warts and all.
Orwell saw the same.
Other articles are calling it THREE HUNDRED MILLION US DOLLARS.
I know. I was being a little sarcastic.
A baseball with the 28 Yankees signatures is worth about $150k. I cannot for the life of me figure out why Mao’s writings are worth more. Ha Ha.
It sounds like they could just tape it back together, right?
Yes, and there must be a few youtube videos showing how to make a quick repair.
I think the makers of Tarnex make a product just for this problem.
The real issue is fluorescent lighting which causes inks to fade.
And the door locks?
"In 2014, a watercolour of a registry office in Munich sold for €130,000 ($148,000) at an auction in Nuremberg, southern Germany. The picture came with a bill of sale and a signed letter by Nazi military commander Albert Bormann.
Others have been auctioned for lower amounts. Mullock's of Shropshire sold a collection of 13 artworks in 2009 for €130,000. All were signed: A. Hitler."
The thing about Hitler's paintings is that they're just not very interesting. Watercolor landscapes like a million others. There's a reason he didn't get accepted to the Vienna art school.
Not an expert. Did some minor research. Seems the chicoms made changes in the 1950s and the Taiwanese in this century.
Some links:
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spelling_reform
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Romanization_of_Chinese
“If you go carrying pictures of Chairman Mao,
You ain’t gonna make it with anyone anyhow”
Having spent some months in Taiwan, when The Generalissimo was president, crime was seldom in the news.
I was told that walking the streets of Taipei late at night was very safe. Because one of three people you saw was the police or connected to the police.
A friend arriving late for a flight home forgot his $$$ camera and lenses in the cab and ran into the airport.
He said, “I hope the driver uses it and enjoys it”.
A month or two later it arrived at his home, he sent a very generous reward.
Anita Dunn will be sad.
Read in Reader’s Digest it spelled as Mousey Tongue...by a secretary.
“...a lady in Spain that does it for free...”
One of THE “fails” of all-time... just awful... :^)
I’m kind of respectful for the Hong Kongers - even though it was worth millions (US), they still tore it up. Shows what they think of Mao.
Anita Dunn will be sad.???
I know who she is...
Can you provide a clue?
You say you want a revolution?
Anita Dunn was 0bowmao’s communications person who gave a speech extolling the virtues of her hero, Mao Zedong.
Thanx
"Not if you eliminate the third, fifth, and sixth letters, then it's Red's Digest, Comrade."
The thing about Hitler's paintings is that they're just not very interesting. Watercolor landscapes like a million others. There's a reason he didn't get accepted to the Vienna art school.Exactly. But I would not expect some calligraphy by Mao to be so much more interesting…
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