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$ 300 million, squared for 25, thieves rob Mao Zedong handwritten calligraphy (Photo)

2022-05-14 13:01:53Kosova&Bota SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX
$ 300 million, squared for 25, thieves rob Mao Zedong handwritten calligraphy
Pictured: Former Chinese Communist leader Mao Zedong

Three people have been jailed in Hong Kong for stealing millions of dollars worth of artwork, including a calligraphy written by former Chinese communist leader Mao Zedong.

The thieves were unaware of its value and sold it to an amateur collector for $ 25. The buyer himself did not know the value of the calligraphy and cut it in half so that it could be stored more easily. The defendants were each sentenced to up to 2.5 years in prison.

The handwritten calligraphy contains details of a meeting of the Chinese Communist Party and some verses of Mao Zedong's poetry. Its owner has claimed that the calligraphy is estimated to be worth about $ 300 million.

$ 300 million, squared for 25, thieves rob Mao Zedong handwritten calligraphy

It was stolen during a mass robbery in September 2020, when three men broke into the home of Fu Chunxiao, a well-known collector of stamps and revolutionary art.

They also received antique stamps, copper coins and other pieces of calligraphy from Mao. The total value of the looted items amounted to $ 645 million according to Fu, who is said to have been in mainland China when the theft occurred.

Following an appeal from police, the buyer handed over both pieces of the calligraphy he cut. Ho Yik-chiu, 46, Ng Ëing-lun, 45, and Hui Ping-kei, 48, pleaded guilty, according to The South China Morning Post.

The court proved that the three thieves had intentionally targeted Fu's apartment while he was abroad. Most of the valuables that were looted have not yet been found.

In 2019, an autograph calligraphic letter written by Mao Zedong was sold at auction by Sotheby's for $ 636,000.

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