Mr. Shi Shuqing, a famous expert on cultural relics, once mentioned in the book Yuanmingyuan:1May, 973, Shi Shuqing went to France with the delegation of cultural relics unearthed in China. Visit a palace in Fontainebleau, 70km southeast of Paris. The French call it Fontainebleau Castle. 1863, Charles Louis Napolé on Bonaparte built another China Pavilion here, which contained a large number of precious cultural relics plundered from Yuanmingyuan by the French invaders.
There are two stone lions in front of China Museum. There are more than 1000 cultural relics in the museum, and 320 pieces are on display, all of which were stolen from Yuanmingyuan in 1860. There are Shang and Zhou bronzes, Ming and Qing official kiln porcelains in China Pavilion (important porcelains include Xuande blue and white lotus bowl, Kangxi Yongzheng Ganlong multicolored pastel bottles and pots, etc.). ), cloisonne fuming furnace (palace smoked), statues, pendants, all kinds of jade carvings, all kinds of wishful, armor, Ming Dynasty silk embroidery.
In addition, there are jade, agate, coral, crystal, asparagus, boxwood, ivory products, carved lacquer and other handicrafts. The palace shoulder strap (chariot) was lifted. It is said that Queen Charles Louis Napolé on Bonaparte once took it away after it was taken to France.
1890 (16th year of Guangxu), Xue Fucheng went to France, and saw two imperial seals of Yuanmingyuan in the China room of Paris Oriental Museum, which read "Baohe Taihe" (sapphire seal); One said "Yuanmingyuan Seal" (White Jade Seal). 1904 (30th year of Guangxu reign), Kang Youwei visited Paris, and saw China's Forbidden City treasures and imperial seals in the Qigui Pavilion, which he considered to be the cultural relics of Yuanmingyuan.
Some Yuanmingyuan repurchased cultural relics.
● A silver cast animal face knocker in Yuanmingyuan;
Qin Gong, a well-known expert in cultural relics appraisal in China, brokered the match and was purchased by the China History Museum and became the collection.
● A pair of dry silver heads (silver cast animal face knockers);
In 2003, Beijing Hanhai Autumn Auction was bought by domestic buyers. Originally belonged to Tao Jia Bookstore, Yulinglongge, Changchun Garden, Yuanmingyuan.
Low dry dragon pastel hexagonal bottle:
Beijing Cultural Relics Company bought it back from the auction in Hong Kong, donated it to the Capital Museum, and now it is in storage.
Four animal heads:
Four bronze animal heads, including bull's head, tiger's head, monkey's head and pig's head, were repurchased by Poly Art Museum.
ⅵ blue pastel vase with melon edges;
He once appeared in Beijing Hanhaichun film. This lot is the display of Yuanmingyuan, and its size is very large, which is really rare among its kind in Qianlong period.
Some Yuanmingyuan lost national treasures.
● Proverbs of Women's History
This painting was painted by Gu Kaizhi in the Eastern Jin Dynasty according to Zhang Hua's "Proverbs of Women's History" in the Western Jin Dynasty to publicize the moral norms that court women should abide by. The whole volume consists of 12 paragraphs, and there are 9 existing paragraphs, each of which is followed by a proverb. The Picture of Women's History is regarded as a treasure in China's painting history. After entering the Qing dynasty, it became a secret collection in the palace. After Yuanmingyuan became another political center after the Forbidden City, there is a picture of women's history here. When the British and French allied forces looted the Yuanmingyuan, the "Women's Historical Prose Map" was first stolen by the British army, and then changed hands many times. Now it is kept in the British Museum.
● "Forty Scenes"
Forty Scenes of Yuanmingyuan include aboveboard, thrifty housekeeping, Fanghu scenic spot, Pengdao Yaotai and so on. Forty Scenes were painted by the most famous court painters at that time, such as Tang Dai and Shen Yuan, after eleven years. The poem was inscribed by Qianlong Imperial Pen, written by Wang Youdun, a senior minister of the Ministry of Industry, and stamped with 99 seals such as "Yuanmingyuan Treasure". Exquisite paintings and elegant calligraphy. This set of forty scenes adopts western brushwork, which completely and truly reflects the forty scenes of Yuanmingyuan. "Wang Daocheng commented. 1860, this set of paintings was stolen and shipped back to France, and is now in the National Library of France.