Hong Kong Art Craft Merchants Association

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
Hong Kong
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]

  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. ^ Cite error: The named reference art was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  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.