Which of the 12 zodiac signs of the Old Summer Palace have been recovered? In 2012

In the 80s, Taiwanese entrepreneur Tsai Chen-nan bought it at Sotheby's auction. On April 30, 2000, China Poly Group purchased it at Christie's auction house and is now stored in the Poly Art Museum.

Rat in Paris, France, in the hands of individuals.

Rabbit in the hands of individuals in Paris, France.

Tiger In the 80s, Taiwanese entrepreneur Tsai Chen-nan bought it at a Sotheby's auction. On May 2, 2000, China Poly Group purchased it at Sotheby's and is now stored in the Poly Art Museum.

The snake did not appear.

Chenlong: Never appeared.

The sheep did not appear.

Horse bronze cast, about 50 cm high. In the 80s, Taiwanese entrepreneur Tsai Chen-nan bought it at Sotheby's auction.

Chickens did not appear.

Monkey In the 80s, Taiwanese entrepreneur Tsai Chen-nan bought it at a Sotheby's auction. On April 30, 2000, China Poly Group purchased it at Christie's auction house and is now stored in the Poly Art Museum.

Pig In 1987, it was purchased by a museum in the United States. After 143 years of wandering overseas, the "bronze pig head" of the 12 zodiac series of the Old Summer Palace finally returned to the motherland with the help of Hong Kong entrepreneur Dr. Stanley Ho. Since October 18, 2003, the pig's head, along with the tiger's head, ox's head and monkey's head, which returned in 2000, will be exhibited free of charge in the Old Summer Palace.

Dogs did not appear.

Originally, it was something with no historical value and artistic value, but it was just to speculate so much money and make money for foreigners.

The most recent one was bought back in 2009, but not this year. In fact, it's not worth spending so much money to buy it.

The Old Summer Palace beast heads have returned to 8.

Five bronze animal heads of ox, tiger, monkey, pig and horse have been rescued by patriots in 2000, 2003 and 2007 respectively, and are collected in the Poly Art Museum.

It is now known that the head of the rat and the head of the rabbit were made on April 26, 2013 by the French PPR group.

The chairman donated to send it back to China, and the dragon's head is in Taiwan, which is well preserved.

The bronze statue of the 12 zodiac animal heads in the Old Summer Palace.

It was originally a part of the fountain outside the Haiyan Hall of the Old Summer Palace, and it was a red bronze statue in the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty. The south shore is the sub-rat.

Yinhu, Chenlong, Wuma, Shen Monkey, Xugou; On the north shore, they are the ugly cow, the rabbit, the snake, the sheep, the rooster, and the pig. In 1860, the British and French forces invaded China and burned the Old Summer Palace.

The bronze statue of the head of the beast began to be lost overseas. The bronze head of the 12 zodiac animals in the Old Summer Palace.

8 recovered. The craftsmanship of these bronze statues is very delicate. Because the body of the bronze statue of the zodiac is a stone carving wearing a robe, the head is a realistic style modeling, the casting is fine, and the subtleties such as folds and fluff on the head of the beast are clear and realistic.

The most regrettable thing is that the snake's head, the chicken's head, the dog's head, and the sheep's head are missing. It may have fallen into the hands of some people overseas, but I believe that through our efforts, these beast heads will definitely be recovered.

The 12 zodiac animals of the Old Summer Palace do not have a fixed storage location in the current silver old age. Due to many wars and cultural revolutions, the cultural relics and buildings of the Old Summer Palace have been damaged and plundered, including the bronze statues of the 12 zodiac animals. Now, some of the bronze statues of the Chinese zodiac have been returned, purchased or gifted to different countries and regions, such as the Royal Botanic Gardens in London, England, the Gardens of Redondot in Paris, France, and the private collection of the late billionaire Norton Simmons in Los Angeles, USA.

There are also some replicas of bronze statues of the Chinese zodiac in China that are displayed in exhibitions or gardens.

Zi Rat, Yin Tiger, Chen Long, Wu Ma, Shen Monkey, Hu Dog, Ugly Cow, Mao Rabbit, Si Snake, Wei Yang, Youji, Hai Pig.

Sub-rat ?Ugly cow ?Yinhu ?

?Dog ?Hai pig

The bronze statue of the 12 zodiac animal heads in the Old Summer Palace was originally part of the fountain outside the Haiyan Hall of the Old Summer Palace, and Pei Jian was a red bronze statue in the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty. In 1860, the British and French forces invaded China and burned the Old Summer Palace, and the bronze statue of the head of the beast began to be lost overseas.

As of December 2020 [1], seven bronze statues of animal heads lost in the Old Summer Palace, including the head of the ox, the head of the monkey, the head of the tiger, the head of the pig, the head of the rat, the head of the rabbit, and the head of the horse, have returned to the motherland in different ways [2] . Among them, the bronze statue of the pig's head and the bronze statue of the horse's head were purchased by Mr. He Hong in 2003 and 2019 respectively and returned to the country [2] . On April 26, 2013, the French Pinault family announced in Beijing that they would donate rat heads and Huiyou rabbit heads to China [3] .

On November 13, 2019, He Hong donated the bronze statue of the horse's head to the State Administration of Cultural Heritage and returned it to the permanent collection of the Old Summer Palace. [2] The whereabouts of the remaining five remain unknown.