This is a great article which gives a unique overview of the last 70 years of Hollywood Road’s rise and fall. Anyone who has worked in the Hong Kong antiques trade, or purchased items on Hollywood road will recognize many of these names and locations. And of course Robert Ellsworth has written many acclaimed books on Chinese antiques and also needs no introduction.
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Hong Kong must shut door on illicit trade in antiquities before it can emerge as global art hub
The trade in looted artefacts in Hong Kong began over a century ago, when such items were sold on Hollywood Road. Experts say Hong Kong’s busy port and set of rules protecting buyers of illicit pieces have allowed this trade to continue. “If you want to buy looted antiquities, Hong Kong is one of the best places in the world to do it,” says Steven Gallagher, associate dean of the Chinese University of Hong Kong’s Faculty of Law.
Hong Kong, el paraíso del contrabando de antigüedades… que China quiere aprovechar
PEKÍN PONE FRENO A LOS CAZATESOROS httpss://www.elconfidencial.com/mundo/2017-10-30/hong-kong-paraiso-contrabando-antiguedades_1466468/ Rodeado de esculturas de feroces dioses budistas, mercaderes de la ruta de la Seda y voluptuosas cortesanas de la dinastía Tang, el propietario de uno de los numerosos anticuarios de Hollywood Road, una de las calles más antiguas de Hong Kong, enseña con orgullo su colección. “La mayoría de piezas […]
Jiboazhai: China’s fake antiques museum
A Chinese museum has been forced to close after claims that its 40,000-strong collection of supposedly ancient relics was almost entirely composed of fakes.
Chinese art and antiques news round up: Tomb Raiding, Fakes and Art Fraud
A look at some recent Chinese antiques related news ranging from tomb robbing to the main centers for fakes productions to fraud in the Chinese art market
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