INDEX 2008

Forum How could it be possible to only follow one's inclination in choosing the reincarnation of the living Buddhas?2:04 Tibet is looking forward to the Olympic torch 3:15"Preaching-non-violence"rioters rampage in Lhasa—Recounting the rioting in Lhasa on March 14~(th)3:19     

2008 Cultural Heritage Legal Summary

Abstract

In the past year acceptance of the 1954 Hague Convention on the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict received significant impetus with the vote of the U. S. Senate to ratify the main Convention and the drafting of legislation by the United Kingdom and New Zealand that would implement the Convention and both Protocols. Efforts by the United States to continue implementation of the 1970 UNESCO Convention on the Means of Prohibiting and Preventing the Illicit Import, Export, and Transfer of Ownership of Cultural Property continued with import restrictions imposed under the Convention on Cultural Property Implementation Act (1983). At the end of the year, the dispute between Peru and Yale took an ominous turn, while new amendments enacted by the U. S. Congress in January 2008 to facilitate the recovery of property belonging to state sponsors of terrorism in the United States by victims of terrorism continue to cause problems for several leading American cultural institutions.     

掐丝珐琅多穆壶以9072万元成交—中贸圣佳2008春季拍卖会综述

中贸今年春拍推出的清乾隆掐丝珐琅缠枝莲纹多穆壶（一对）以9072万元成交,创造了中国珐琅器的世界最高纪录,同时也是中国大陆文物最高成交价位。这一令人振奋的拍卖成果,对于当前不太景气的文物与艺术品拍卖市场,无疑起到鼓舞人心的作用,使广大文物收藏家与爱好者看到中国文物与艺术品拍卖市场良好的发展前景。