Art Japan returned painting looted by Nazis to Poland

A painting from the 16th or 17th century, "Madonna with Child" by Alessandro Turchi - lost after Nazi Germany looted it from Poland during World War II - was found in Japan and returned to Poland in a ceremony held at the Polish Embassy in Tokyo's Meguro Ward on 31 May 31. In January last year, an official of Poland's Ministry of Culture and National Heritage discovered the painting being auctioned in Tokyo.



Japan returned the painting for free. Obviously, by Yamato Kuroneko.

It is believed Nazi Germany looted more than 500,000 artworks from other European countries during the war, according to the ministry. Poland has been looking for the stolen works and seeking their return. This is the first instance where artwork the Nazis plundered from Poland during the war has been found in Japan, the ministry said. The ministry discovered the painting was sold at an auction in New York in the late 1990s, but it still doesn't know how it came to Japan. Paweł Milewski, the Polish ambassador in Japan, has described the return of the painting as the symbol of friendship between Japan and Poland that has lasted more than 100 years.

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PS: There is "restitution", but why is there no such verb as "restitute" in English?

thomas said:

PS: There is "restitution", but why is there no such verb as "restitute" in English?

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mdchachi said:

RESTITUTE Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

RESTITUTE definition: to make restitution. See examples of restitute used in a sentence.

www.dictionary.com

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I'll forward this to the Oxford Dictionary.

thomas said:

I'll forward this to the Oxford Dictionary.

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I guess the problem is that people aren't using it enough for the snooty Brits.

How does a word qualify for inclusion in the OED?
The OED requires several independent examples of the word being used, and also evidence that the word has been in use for a reasonable amount of time. The exact time-span and number of examples may vary: for instance, one word may be included on the evidence of only a few examples, spread out over a long period of time, while another may gather momentum very quickly, resulting in a wide range of evidence in a shorter space of time. We also look for the word to reach a level of general currency where it is unselfconsciously used with the expectation of being understood: that is, we look for examples of uses of a word that are not immediately followed by an explanation of its meaning for the benefit of the reader. We have a large range of words under constant review, and as items are assessed for inclusion in the dictionary, words which have not yet accumulated enough evidence are kept on file, so that we can refer back to them if further evidence comes to light.


But it's in Wikipedia so it's definitely a real word.