▁the ▁building ▁in ▁which ▁the ▁" F our ▁Beaut ies " ▁were ▁hous ed ▁was ▁in ▁need ▁of ▁rep airs ▁the ▁Em press ▁Dow ager ▁C ix i ▁( de ▁fact o ▁r uler ▁of ▁China ▁from ▁ 1 8 6 1 ▁to ▁ 1 9 0 8 ) ▁ordered ▁the ▁four ▁paint ings ▁to ▁be ▁transferred ▁to ▁the ▁Summer ▁Palace ▁to ▁the ▁west ▁of ▁the ▁city . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 9 9 ▁the ▁Box er ▁Reb ell ion ▁broke ▁out , ▁and ▁the ▁following ▁summer ▁an ▁international ▁force ▁was ▁sent ▁to ▁qu ell ▁the ▁re bell ion ▁and ▁rel ieve ▁the ▁sie ge ▁of ▁Western ▁leg ations ▁in ▁Be ij ing . ▁ ▁After ▁the ▁supp ression ▁of ▁the ▁Box ers , ▁there ▁was ▁a ▁considerable ▁amount ▁of ▁lo oting ▁throughout ▁the ▁capital , ▁and ▁during ▁this ▁time ▁of ▁cha os ▁Captain ▁Clar ence ▁A . ▁K . ▁Johnson ▁( 1 8 7 0 – 1 9 3 7 ) ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 st ▁Beng al ▁Lanc ers , ▁who ▁was ▁station ed ▁at ▁the ▁Summer ▁Palace , ▁somehow ▁managed ▁to ▁ac quire ▁the ▁Ad mon itions ▁Scroll . ▁ ▁His ▁family ▁later ▁claimed ▁that ▁he ▁was ▁given ▁the ▁scroll ▁as ▁a ▁reward ▁for ▁esc ort ing ▁a ▁" l ady ▁of ▁high ▁birth " ▁and ▁her ▁family ▁to ▁safety , ▁but ▁this ▁story ▁has ▁never ▁been ▁cor ro bor ated . ▁ ▁Johnson ▁did ▁not ▁real ise ▁the ▁value ▁of ▁the ▁scroll , ▁but ▁when ▁he ▁returned ▁to