(Caption Corrected) Kyoto museum returns Nazi-looted art to Russ

(Caption Corrected) Kyoto museum returns Nazi-looted art to Russ

KYOTO, Japan - Clemens Toussaint (L), the proxy of the surviving kin of a Jewish-Russian couple, receives the 1921 abstract pastel by Swiss painter Paul Klee (1879-1940) from Masayuki Murata, director of the Kiyomizu Sannenzaka Museum in Kyoto on Jan. 29. The painting was returned to the kin after being seized from its rightful owner 64 years ago by Nazi Germany. The painting, along with other artwork, was on loan by the couple to a German museum when it was seized by the Nazis in 1937.

Kyoto museum returns Nazi-looted art to kin of Russian owners

Kyoto museum returns Nazi-looted art to kin of Russian owners

KYOTO, Japan - Clemens Toussaint (L), a 1921 abstract pastel by Swiss painter Paul Klee (1879-1940) is handed over to the representative of the family of a Russian-Jewish couple who owned the painting when it was seized by Nazis in 1937. Masayuki Murata, director of the Kiyomizu Sannenzaka Museum in Kyoto returned the painting on Jan. 29 to the family, 64 years after it was stolen, along with other works of art, while on loan to a German museum.

Souvenir shops at kiyomizu

Souvenir shops at kiyomizu

The Gojosaka area leading to Kiyomizu temple in the centre of the Higashiyama district of Kyoto City has many slopes and is best known for its climbing ceramic kilns.Many Kyoto dolls were made in Azuma and Shijo,Kyogoku, and some of rather mediocre quality were made to the west of Gojohashi. The photo shows souvenir shops in Sannenzaka and a panel saying Kiyomizu specialty Nishiki doll sales and China sales . Merchandise are placed all over the tables sticking out to the road. A child stands nearby.==Date:Late Meiji, Place:Kyoto, Photo:Tamamura Kozaburo, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number11‐35‐0]

Kyoto museum returns Nazi-looted art to kin of Russian owners

Kyoto museum returns Nazi-looted art to kin of Russian owners

KYOTO, Japan - Clemens Toussaint (L), a 1921 abstract pastel by Swiss painter Paul Klee (1879-1940) is handed over to the representative of the family of a Russian-Jewish couple who owned the painting when it was seized by Nazis in 1937. Masayuki Murata, director of the Kiyomizu Sannenzaka Museum in Kyoto returned the painting on Jan. 29 to the family, 64 years after it was stolen, along with other works of art, while on loan to a German museum.