Shang and Zhou bronzes, official kiln porcelain of the Ming and Qing Dynasties, Ming cloisonne fumigators (Gong fumigation), statues, goblets, chandeliers, various jade carvings, various Ruyi, armor and silk embroidery, etc., are still mature. For large tusks, pairs of large rhinoceros horns, jade, agate, coral, crystal, asparagus, boxwood, ivory wares, carved lacquer and other handicrafts.
Mr. Shi Shuqing, a well-known cultural relic expert, once mentioned in the book "Old Summer Palace - History, Current Situation, and Controversy": In May 1973, Shi Shuqing went to France with a delegation for the exhibition of unearthed cultural relics from China. Go to visit a palace in Fontainebleau, 70 kilometers southeast of Paris. The French call it Chateau Fontaine. In 1863, Napoleon III built another China Pavilion here, which houses a large number of precious cultural relics that the French invading army robbed from the Old Summer Palace.
There are two stone lions in front of the China Museum. The museum collects more than 1,000 cultural relics and 320 of them are on display, all of which were robbed from the Old Summer Palace in 1860. In the China Pavilion, there are bronzes from the Shang and Zhou dynasties, official kiln porcelain from the Ming and Qing dynasties (important porcelains include Xuande blue and white lotus bowls), and colorful and pastel vases, jars, and flowers from the Kangxi, Yongzheng, and Qianlong dynasties. Basins, etc.), Ming cloisonné incense burners (Gong Xun), statues, goblets, chandeliers, various jade carvings, various Ruyi, armor and silk embroidery, etc. There are also pairs of large tusks and pairs of large rhinoceros horns.
In addition, there are jade, agate, coral, crystal, asparagus, boxwood, ivory, carved lacquer and other handicrafts. The palace carriage (chariot) is lifted. It is said that the queen of Napoleon III once rode in this carriage after it was hijacked and transported to France.
In 1890 (the 16th year of Guangxu), Xue Fucheng went to France as an envoy and saw two jade seals from the Old Summer Palace in the Chinese Room of the Oriental Museum in Paris. One said "Baohe Taihe" (sapphire square seal); One is called "Old Summer Palace Seal" (white jade square seal). In 1904 (the 30th year of the reign of Emperor Guangxu), Kang Youwei visited Paris and saw Chinese domestic treasures and jade seals in the Qijumo Museum, which he considered to be cultural relics from the Old Summer Palace.
Some cultural relics repurchased by the Old Summer Palace
●A silver animal-faced door knocker from the Old Summer Palace:
It was led by Mr. Qin Gong, the late famous cultural relic appraisal expert in my country. It was purchased by the China Museum of History and became its collection.
●A pair of Qianlong silver shop heads (silver cast animal-face door knockers):
Bought by domestic buyers at the Hanhai Autumn Auction in Beijing in 2003. This item was originally It is a product of Tao Jia's Bookstore in Yulinglong Hall, Changchun Garden, Yuanmingyuan.
●Qianlong pastel six-square bottle set:
The Beijing Cultural Relics Company spent a huge sum of money to buy it back from the Hong Kong auction and then donated it to the Capital Museum. It is now in the collection of the Capital Museum.
●Four animal heads:
Four bronze animal heads including an ox head, a tiger head, a monkey head, and a pig head: purchased back by the Poly Art Museum.
●Large blue vase with golden melon edges and pastel flowers:
It was unveiled at the Hanhai Spring Auction in Beijing. This lot was a display item in the Old Summer Palace, and its size was the largest in the Qianlong reign. Similar species are rare.
Part of the Old Summer Palace lost national treasures
●"The Picture of Women's History"
This painting was painted by Gu Kaizhi of the Eastern Jin Dynasty based on the article "The Picture of Women's History" written by Zhang Hua of the Western Jin Dynasty. The moral code that court women should abide by. There are 12 paragraphs in the whole volume, 9 of which are extant, and there is a "proverb" after each paragraph. "The Picture of Admonitions of the Female History" is known as the supreme treasure in the history of Chinese painting. After entering the Qing Dynasty, it became a secret treasure in the palace. The Old Summer Palace became another political center after the Forbidden City, and the "Proverbs of Women's History" is treasured here. When the British and French forces plundered the Old Summer Palace, "Proverbs of Women's History" was first smuggled back to China by the British army. Afterwards, it changed hands many times and is now preserved in the British Museum.
It took eleven years for Tang Dai and Shen Yuan, the most famous court painters at that time, to paint it. It was inscribed with poems by Emperor Qianlong and written by Wang Youdun, Minister of the Ministry of Industry. It is stamped with 99 seals including "Old Summer Palace Treasure" and has exquisite painting and elegant calligraphy. "This set of Forty Scenes adopts Western-style brushwork, which completely and truly reflects the appearance of the Forty Scenes of the Old Summer Palace. Wang Daocheng commented. In 1860, this set of colored drawings was stolen and transported back to France and is now in the French National Library.