Bronze Statue of the Twelve Zodiac Beasts in Yuanmingyuan - Dog Head
The twelfth of the twelve zodiac animals
Bronze statues of animal heads from the twelve zodiac animals in Yuanmingyuan
3D printing of animal heads for the twelve zodiac animals
Bronze Statue 3D Model
Chinese Cultural History
Beijing Yuanmingyuan
Still missing
Overseas loss of cultural relics
Dog Head
Xushi (19:00 to 21:00)
15
Coin
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Originally part of the fountain outside the Haiyan Hall of the Yuanmingyuan. The bronze statue of the dog's head represents the hour of Xu (19:00 to 21:00) and is one of the twelve zodiac bronze statues. It was designed by European missionary, Italian Lang Shining, supervised by French Jiang Youren, and produced by Qing court craftsmen. The bronze statue of a dog's head is renowned for its exquisite casting techniques and the fusion of Eastern and Western art. In 1860, the Anglo French coalition invaded China and set fire to the Old Summer Palace, causing the loss of the bronze dog head statue overseas. Until now, its whereabouts are still unknown. Like several other animal heads, its fate has become a symbol of the loss of cultural relics overseas from the Yuanmingyuan and a witness to the loss of Chinese cultural heritage.
