2 thoughts on “Is Cixi's most luxurious pearl, after being snatched by the Eight -Power Allied Forces, is it now returned?”
Wallace
"All pearls will be produced in the mussel belly, and the moon becomes the most old. In the shells of software animals, it is loved by people because of its shiny and white, elegant color. As early as 4,000 years ago, my country had been related to pearls. With the maturity of collection, breeding and manufacturing technology, pearls have gradually become a symbol of honor and wealth. The greatest natural seawater pearls known in the world today are "Pearl of Allah", also known as "Lao Tzu's Pearl". It is found in Balawwan Bay, Philippines, and is now in San Francisco. The second largest natural pearl should have been in my country, called "Asian Pearls", but now it has been abroad and has not been recovered so far. The bead of this Asian is 10 cm long, about 6 to 7 cm wide, and weighs 121 grams. It is a fisherman in 1628 in Persia Gulf. At that time, the pearl of Allah had not yet been present, and it became the world's largest pearl at that time. It was bought by the King of Persia and gave it to Emperor Qianlong as a tribute. Emperor Qianlong liked this pearl very much. At that time, the pearls had the legend of "absorbing the sun and the moon", which matched the identity of the emperor. In this bead was passed on to the hands of the Empress Dowager Cixi. Cixi usually collected various jewelry emeralds on weekdays. This pearl was even more loved by her. The shape of the pearl was a bit like a eggplant. Later, in order to make it more beautiful, the Cixi craftsman was inlaid with pure gold and leaves on the pearl, and added a crystal clear tourmaline aside. Tourmaline has the meaning of "wicked evil", making the beads of Asian more colorful in terms of value and meaning. . In 1900, the Eight -Power Allied Forces entered Beijing and burned and looted everywhere. The pearl of this value of the city unfortunately fell into their hands, and since then, he started his career. Since then, the Pearl of Asia has not been present for a long time. It was not until 1918 that it appeared at a auction in Hong Kong in 1918. At that time, a Chinese official recognized that it was the bead of the old queen, and it cost 50,000 Hong Kong dollars to buy it. During the collection of officials, the beads of Asia with a lot of fate were stolen by a couple from Belgium. When the police searched, they were thrown into the water pumping toilet to try to eliminate evidence. Fortunately, the beads of Asia are large enough and stuck in the water pipe to avoid the fate of being washed away. However, officials still failed to stay for too long, because of bankruptcy in the family, but helplessly, he could only use Asian beads as mortgages to be handed over to Catholic Missionary Council. In the end of World War II, this pearl appeared at the Paris auction, but the buyer did not know why he chose a secret transaction method, so the Asian Pearl has no trace to find. It wasn't until February 10, 1993 that people learned that the owners of Asian Pearls today live in London, because a Japanese jewelry shop has borrowed it from the pearl owner to commemorate the success of the success of the pearls in the pearl. Use. In exhibition, Pearl was returned to London, but the owner was still mysterious. Nearly 30 years since then, this pearl that has been wandering for many years has never appeared. Maybe it is now lying in the collection cabinet of a household in London, waiting for the next destiny of this world, but it may never be present again. The precious treasures in our country, exiled to overseas in the calamity hundreds of years ago. Whether they can return to their hometown in the future are still unknown. The road is long, and we have a long way to go to the tasks of returning to these cultural relics and treasures.
"All pearls will be produced in the mussel belly, and the moon becomes the most old. In the shells of software animals, it is loved by people because of its shiny and white, elegant color. As early as 4,000 years ago, my country had been related to pearls. With the maturity of collection, breeding and manufacturing technology, pearls have gradually become a symbol of honor and wealth.
The greatest natural seawater pearls known in the world today are "Pearl of Allah", also known as "Lao Tzu's Pearl". It is found in Balawwan Bay, Philippines, and is now in San Francisco. The second largest natural pearl should have been in my country, called "Asian Pearls", but now it has been abroad and has not been recovered so far.
The bead of this Asian is 10 cm long, about 6 to 7 cm wide, and weighs 121 grams. It is a fisherman in 1628 in Persia Gulf. At that time, the pearl of Allah had not yet been present, and it became the world's largest pearl at that time. It was bought by the King of Persia and gave it to Emperor Qianlong as a tribute. Emperor Qianlong liked this pearl very much. At that time, the pearls had the legend of "absorbing the sun and the moon", which matched the identity of the emperor.
In this bead was passed on to the hands of the Empress Dowager Cixi. Cixi usually collected various jewelry emeralds on weekdays. This pearl was even more loved by her. The shape of the pearl was a bit like a eggplant. Later, in order to make it more beautiful, the Cixi craftsman was inlaid with pure gold and leaves on the pearl, and added a crystal clear tourmaline aside. Tourmaline has the meaning of "wicked evil", making the beads of Asian more colorful in terms of value and meaning.
. In 1900, the Eight -Power Allied Forces entered Beijing and burned and looted everywhere. The pearl of this value of the city unfortunately fell into their hands, and since then, he started his career. Since then, the Pearl of Asia has not been present for a long time. It was not until 1918 that it appeared at a auction in Hong Kong in 1918. At that time, a Chinese official recognized that it was the bead of the old queen, and it cost 50,000 Hong Kong dollars to buy it.
During the collection of officials, the beads of Asia with a lot of fate were stolen by a couple from Belgium. When the police searched, they were thrown into the water pumping toilet to try to eliminate evidence. Fortunately, the beads of Asia are large enough and stuck in the water pipe to avoid the fate of being washed away. However, officials still failed to stay for too long, because of bankruptcy in the family, but helplessly, he could only use Asian beads as mortgages to be handed over to Catholic Missionary Council.
In the end of World War II, this pearl appeared at the Paris auction, but the buyer did not know why he chose a secret transaction method, so the Asian Pearl has no trace to find. It wasn't until February 10, 1993 that people learned that the owners of Asian Pearls today live in London, because a Japanese jewelry shop has borrowed it from the pearl owner to commemorate the success of the success of the pearls in the pearl. Use.
In exhibition, Pearl was returned to London, but the owner was still mysterious. Nearly 30 years since then, this pearl that has been wandering for many years has never appeared. Maybe it is now lying in the collection cabinet of a household in London, waiting for the next destiny of this world, but it may never be present again.
The precious treasures in our country, exiled to overseas in the calamity hundreds of years ago. Whether they can return to their hometown in the future are still unknown. The road is long, and we have a long way to go to the tasks of returning to these cultural relics and treasures.
Of course, there is no return, and there are few returns to the past. Very sad.