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The '''Hong Kong Art Craft Merchants Association''' was founded on 26 November 1968. Since then, membership has gone from about 180 to more than 300.{{r|art}}
The '''Hong Kong Art Craft Merchants Association''' ({{zh|t=香港藝術品商會有限公司|s=香港艺术品商会有限公司|first=t,s}}) was founded on 26 November 1968 by several Muslim arts dealers who were then engaged in arts and antiquities trade.<ref>{{Cite book |last=霍 |first=揚揚 |title=獅子山上的新月: 香港華人穆斯林社群的源流與傳承 (The Lion Rock's crescent : the emergence of the Chinese Muslim community in Hong Kong ) |publisher=BOD |year=2020 |location=Hong Kong |pages=143 |language=Chinese}}</ref> Since then, membership has gone from about 180 to more than 300.{{r|art}}


The Association has appraised more than a million pieces of art and its certifications and appraisals are widely accepted in the art world.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-11-17 |title=趣淘宝(156):从同治粉彩"五子夺魁"双囍连盖粉盒看古董收藏 {{!}} ChineseCanadianVoice.ca |url=https://www.chinesecanadianvoice.ca/143213/ |access-date=2023-11-22 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231117102503/https://www.chinesecanadianvoice.ca/143213/ |archive-date=17 November 2023 }}</ref>
==References==
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In 2015 the Association played a role in negotiating the return of a rare [[Tang dynasty]] [[Buddha]] head, which was reunited with its body.<ref>{{Cite news |last=林 |first=芳如 |date=19 May 2015 |title=陸商說服日收藏家 唐代白石佛首回歸 (Chinese merchants persuade Japanese collectors to return Tang Dynasty white stone Buddha heads) |work=中时新闻网 (China Times) |url=https://www.chinatimes.com/realtimenews/20150519002573-260409?chdtv}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |title=河北商人日本购回唐代佛首未透露具体价钱 |website=People's Daily Finance |url=http://finance.people.com.cn/n/2015/0519/c1004-27020188.html |access-date=2023-11-13}}</ref>
<ref name=art>[https://books.google.com/books?id=WItMAAAAYAAJ&q=%22founded+on+November+26th,+1968%22 ''Arts of Asia''], volume 37. Hong Kong: Arts of Asia Publications.</ref>


==Controversy==
In January 2018 the chairman of the association, Lau Sai-Yuen was fined HK$8,000 for illegal possession of post-ban ivory products. Lau was also a member of the [[Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department]]'s Advisory Committee on the Protection of Rare Flora and Fauna.<ref>{{Cite web |last=王潔恩 |date=2018-01-10 |title=稀有動植物委員會成員非法管有象牙罪成 周三引咎請辭 |url=https://www.hk01.com/%E7%A4%BE%E6%9C%83%E6%96%B0%E8%81%9E/148541/%E7%A8%80%E6%9C%89%E5%8B%95%E6%A4%8D%E7%89%A9%E5%A7%94%E5%93%A1%E6%9C%83%E6%88%90%E5%93%A1%E9%9D%9E%E6%B3%95%E7%AE%A1%E6%9C%89%E8%B1%A1%E7%89%99%E7%BD%AA%E6%88%90-%E5%91%A8%E4%B8%89%E5%BC%95%E5%92%8E%E8%AB%8B%E8%BE%AD |access-date=2023-11-13 |website=香港01 |language=zh-HK}}</ref>


==References==
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<ref name=art>[https://books.google.com/books?id=WItMAAAAYAAJ&q=%22founded+on+November+26th,+1968%22 ''Arts of Asia''], volume 37. Hong Kong: Arts of Asia Publications.</ref>
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Latest revision as of 22:37, 28 February 2024

Hong Kong Art Craft Merchants Association
Native name
香港藝術品商會有限公司
Founded26 November 1968 (1968-11-26)
Headquarters
Websiteartcraft.org.hk

The Hong Kong Art Craft Merchants Association (traditional Chinese: 香港藝術品商會有限公司; simplified Chinese: 香港艺术品商会有限公司) was founded on 26 November 1968 by several Muslim arts dealers who were then engaged in arts and antiquities trade.[1] Since then, membership has gone from about 180 to more than 300.[2]

The Association has appraised more than a million pieces of art and its certifications and appraisals are widely accepted in the art world.[3]

In 2015 the Association played a role in negotiating the return of a rare Tang dynasty Buddha head, which was reunited with its body.[4][5]

Controversy

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In January 2018 the chairman of the association, Lau Sai-Yuen was fined HK$8,000 for illegal possession of post-ban ivory products. Lau was also a member of the Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department's Advisory Committee on the Protection of Rare Flora and Fauna.[6]

References

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  1. ^ 霍, 揚揚 (2020). 獅子山上的新月: 香港華人穆斯林社群的源流與傳承 (The Lion Rock's crescent : the emergence of the Chinese Muslim community in Hong Kong ) (in Chinese). Hong Kong: BOD. p. 143.
  2. ^ Arts of Asia, volume 37. Hong Kong: Arts of Asia Publications.
  3. ^ "趣淘宝(156):从同治粉彩"五子夺魁"双囍连盖粉盒看古董收藏 | ChineseCanadianVoice.ca". 17 November 2023. Archived from the original on 17 November 2023. Retrieved 22 November 2023.
  4. ^ 林, 芳如 (19 May 2015). "陸商說服日收藏家 唐代白石佛首回歸 (Chinese merchants persuade Japanese collectors to return Tang Dynasty white stone Buddha heads)". 中时新闻网 (China Times).
  5. ^ "河北商人日本购回唐代佛首未透露具体价钱". People's Daily Finance. Retrieved 13 November 2023.
  6. ^ 王潔恩 (10 January 2018). "稀有動植物委員會成員非法管有象牙罪成 周三引咎請辭". 香港01 (in Chinese (Hong Kong)). Retrieved 13 November 2023.