The animal heads of Yuanmingyuan, which have returned, are:
1, bronze mouse head and rabbit head
On April 26th, 2065438+0/KLOC-0, Song Xinchao, Deputy Director of National Cultural Heritage Administration, and Duan Yong, Director of the Department of Museums and Social Relics, met with Mr. Fran? ois-Henri Pi Nuo, Chairman and CEO of French PPR Group. On behalf of Pino's family, Mr. Pi Nuo said that he would donate the bronze statues of the mouse head and rabbit head of the Twelve Water Methods in Yuanmingyuan, which had been lost overseas, to the government of China.
2. Niutou
In the auction in Hong Kong in 2000, Poly Group won the bid for HK$ 7 million, which was deposited in Beijing Poly Art Museum for public viewing.
3. Tiger Head
In Hong Kong in 2000, Poly Group won the auction at a price three times higher than the reserve price, that is, HK$ 6.5438+0.4 million, which was deposited in Beijing Poly Art Museum for public viewing.
4.monkey head
At the Hong Kong auction in 2000, Poly Group won HK$ 7.4 million and put it in Beijing Poly Art Museum for public viewing.
5. Horsehead
On September 20, 2007, before the auction, Dr. Stanley Ho, a national treasure engineering consultant, bought the bronze statue of Horsehead for HK$ 6,965.438 million and announced that it would be donated to the country.
6. Pig head
At the beginning of 2003, China's special fund for rescuing lost overseas cultural relics searched for the whereabouts of pig head in the United States. After efforts, American collectors agreed to transfer the pig's head to the fund. In September 2003, Stanley Ho donated more than 6 million yuan to the fund to buy back the bronze statue of pig's head. Later, it was donated to Poly Group and deposited in Beijing Poly Art Museum for public viewing.
The data expanded and prospered, the national strength of the Qing Dynasty was strong, and the craft level was at its peak, which was particularly fully manifested in the bronze statue of the animal head of the 12 Zodiac in Yuanmingyuan.
1. The copper used in the bronze statue of the animal head of the zodiac is alloy copper specially refined for the court. It contains a lot of precious metals, just like the bronze cranes displayed in the Forbidden City and Summer Palace in Beijing. Dark color and clean connotation. It is necessary that it will survive the wind and rain without rusting.
2. The bronze statue of the animal head of the 12 Zodiac was carefully made by court craftsmen who specially served the emperor. The foundry worker finished it, and the surface was carved with a fine chisel. Details such as animal fluff are carved and forged, clear and realistic. The key parts such as nose, eyes and ears, as well as the wrinkles on the nose and neck are very delicate, showing a very high level of craftsmanship.
3. The bronze statue of the animal head of the Chinese Zodiac was made by court craftsmen in China, and the designer was an artist from Europe, such as Lang Shining. Therefore, the bronze statue not only has China's strong traditional aesthetic taste, but also combines the characteristics of western plastic arts.
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