The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) have announced the recovery of 22 cultural treasures from Okinawa, Japan, which were discovered in an attic in Massachusetts, United States.
In January 2023, Special Agent Geoffrey J. Kelly from the FBI Boston Field Office was notified of a cache of Asian art discovered in a private residence. The residence had belonged to a deceased WW2 veteran, whose family stumbled upon the treasures while sorting through their father's belongings.
Working with the National Stolen Art File, the FBI recovered 22 artefacts of cultural value, including six painted scrolls from the 18th-19th centuries (which were already on file at the National Stolen Art File), a 19th century hand-drawn map of Okinawa, and various pieces of pottery and ceramics.