National Palace Museum Regulations for the Acquisition of Cultural Relics Article 12

Donated cultural relics determined as “first class gift” and “second class gift” in accordance with the appraisal procedures outlined in Article 4 shall be accepted by the Museum. Those determined as “research material” during the preliminary or intermediate appraisal shall be forwarded directly to the curatorial departments for accessioning and research purposes without the need for any further appraisal procedures. Those deemed unfit for the collection may be returned to the donors.