How many zodiac signs are there in Yuanmingyuan China?

Five bronze animal heads, including ox, tiger, monkey, pig and horse, have been collected by Poly Art Museum, and rats and rabbits have been collected by China National Museum. Among them, cattle, tigers, monkeys, pigs and horses were rescued by patriots in 2000, 2003 and 2007 respectively and collected in Poly Art Museum.

Rat head rabbit head 20 13 Made in France on April 26th.

Fran? ois-Henri Pi Nuo, Chairman of PPR Group (formerly known as Pino-Spring-Redu Group, also known as kering), donated it to China. The dragon head is well preserved in Taiwan Province Province, but it will not appear in the short term. Four pieces, such as the head of a snake, the head of a sheep, the head of a chicken and the head of a dog, are still missing.

Puppy mouse

1860, after the Yuanmingyuan was looted and burned by the British and French allied forces, the rat head has been living abroad, and once appeared in the French museum for a short exhibition with the rabbit head. The mouse head originally belonged to the bronze statue of Dashuifa in front of Haiyan Hall in the West Building of Yuanmingyuan. 1860 After burning Yuanmingyuan, it was plundered and lost overseas. In 2009, he appeared in the special auction of "Yves Saint Laurent and Pierre Berger" held by Christie's auction company in France. At 3: 07 Beijing time on February 26th, 2009, the mouse head was auctioned for 6.5438+0.4 million euros. The buyer is Cai Mingchao, chairman and general manager of Xiamen Xinhe Art Auction Co., Ltd. and consultant of China Special Fund for Saving Lost Overseas Cultural Relics. But he later said that he couldn't pay, which led to the auction of the rat head.

In the end, the two animal heads were bought by the Pino family in France. The Pino family announced in Beijing on April 26th, 20 13 that they would donate the bronze statue of the mouse head of Yuanmingyuan, which had been lost overseas, to China for free. On June 28th, 20 13, the French Pino family officially donated a bronze statue of the mouse head to China, which is now in the National Museum of China.

Ugly cow

1860, after the Yuanmingyuan was looted and burned by the British and French allied forces, Niutou lived abroad all the time and appeared as a garden decoration in American houses.

In 1980s, Cai, an entrepreneur from Taiwan Province, China, bought a bronze statue of a bull's head at Sotheby's. On April 30th, 2000, China Poly Group bought the bull's head at Christie's auction house in Hong Kong for HK$ 7.745 million, which is now deposited in Poly Art Museum.

Yinhu

1860, after the Yuanmingyuan was looted and burned by the British and French allied forces, Tiger Head has been living abroad and appeared as a garden decoration in American houses.

In the 1980s, Cai, an entrepreneur from Taiwan Province Province, China, bought it at Sotheby's. On May 2, 2000, China Poly Group bought it at Sotheby's for HK$ 65,438+05,444,750, and it is now in the Poly Art Museum.

Maotu

1860, after the Yuanmingyuan was looted and burned by the British and French allied forces, the rabbit head has been living abroad and once appeared in Bo, France with the mouse head.

The museum will hold a short exhibition.

In 2009, he appeared in the special auction of "Yves Saint Laurent and Pierre Berger" held by Christie's auction company in France. At 3: 07 Beijing time on February 26th, 2009, the rabbit head was auctioned for 6.5438+0.4 million euros. The buyer is Cai Mingchao, chairman and general manager of Xiamen Xinhe Art Auction Co., Ltd. and consultant of China Special Fund for Saving Lost Overseas Cultural Relics. But he later said that he would not pay for it, which led to the rabbit head being auctioned.

In the end, the two animal heads were bought by the Pino family in France. Pino family announced in Beijing on April 26th, 20 13 that they would donate the bronze rabbit head of Yuanmingyuan, which had been lost overseas, to China for free. On June 28th, 20 13, the French Pino family officially donated a bronze statue of the rabbit head to China, which is now in the National Museum of China.

dragon

1860, after the Yuanmingyuan was looted and burned by the British and French allied forces, the dragon head lived abroad and never appeared. The dragon head was originally one of the bronze sculptures in front of Haiyan Hall in the west building of Yuanmingyuan.

According to a report by Shenzhen Satellite TV in March 2009, [3] Wang Du, a collector in Taiwan Province Province, China, said in an interview that the head of the Yuanmingyuan animal whose whereabouts were unknown was in Taiwan Province Province. Wang Du said that the leading horses in Taiwan Province were in good condition in the 1980s. It was worth four or five million Taiwan dollars. Its collectors plan to let the dragon head appear in the auction, but in view of the storm encountered by the mouse head and the rabbit head, the collectors estimate that the dragon head and other unknown Yuanmingyuan animal heads will not appear in a short time.

Sishe

1860, after the Yuanmingyuan was looted and burned by the British and French allied forces, the snakehead lived overseas and never appeared again. At present, its whereabouts are unknown.

Uma

1860, after Yuanmingyuan was looted and burned by the British and French allied forces, Ma Shou lived abroad all the time and was finally auctioned by Sotheby's in 2007.

Organize an auction.

The animal head of Wuma, which was built in the 24th year of Qing Qianlong, is the most unique of the 12 zodiac animals. The cloud-like shape and curly hair on the head show that it is a typical European prince charming. Perhaps the Italian designer Lanzining expressed his great admiration for this amorous emperor with 3000 beautiful women in this work. Coincidentally, the Chinese zodiac in China also represents these twelve animal hours, in which horses represent noon. Therefore, when the horse's head sprays water, all animals will spray water together.

From June 5438 to October 2007 10, Stanley Ho bought it back with a huge sum of HK$ 6,965,438+10,000, and donated it to the country, causing a sensation all over the world. At present, the bronze statue of Horsehead is on display for a long time at the New Lisboa Casino in Macau, and will return to Yuanmingyuan when the time is ripe.

have not ended yet

1860, after the Yuanmingyuan was looted and burned by the British and French allied forces, the sheep head lived overseas and never appeared again. At present, its whereabouts are unknown.

Shenhou

1860, after the Yuanmingyuan was looted and burned by the British and French allied forces, the monkey head has been living abroad.

In 1980s, China Poly Group was purchased at Christie's auction house for HK$ 865,438+085,000, and now it is in Poly Art Museum.

You coward

1860, after the Yuanmingyuan was looted and burned by the British and French allied forces, the head of a chicken lived overseas and never appeared again. At present, its whereabouts are unknown.

dog

According to the American World Journal reported on April 27th, 2009, [4] A few days ago, Andy Zheng, a Chinese living in Front Royal, a small mountain town in Virginia, said that he bought a bronze statue of a dog at a thrift store a month ago for 1000 US dollars. Judging from the appearance, material and size, he thinks it is most likely one of the 12 bronze statues of the animal head. The bronze statue of the dog's head is about 40 cm high and the base is about 18 cm x 18 cm. This bronze statue weighs about 9.5 kilograms and is painted black. The dog's head is engraved with a fine hairline, except for a crack less than half a centimeter below the left ear. The bronze statue is basically intact. You can still see the water diversion hole under the base, but the water outlet of the dog's head is not obvious. The owner of the thrift store said that the bronze statue was checked by others and the source was unknown. The seller offered 65,438+0,000, not a penny less. Andy Zheng decided to buy it after careful calculation. Zheng Andi said that it would be nice if the national treasure lost overseas could return to the motherland, but he had neither the financial resources nor the opportunity to identify the bronze statue of the dog head. He hopes to attract the attention of cultural relics connoisseurs and collectors.

Haizhu

1860, after the Yuanmingyuan was looted and burned by the British and French allied forces, the pig head has been living overseas.

1987, bought by an American museum. In 2003, Dr. Stanley Ho, a famous entrepreneur, bought it and donated it to the Poly Art Museum for collection, and finally returned to the motherland. As for the amount paid, Poly did not disclose it. It is said that it is less than HK$ 7 million. Currently in the Poly Art Museum.