Name(English): Kwok Kee Wood Sculpture
Name(Chinese): 郭記木器雕刻
Category: Markets & Malls
Address(English): 158-160 Reclamation St, Yau Ma Tei, Hong Kong
Address(Chinese): 油麻地新填地街158-160號
Address Google Map Link: https://goo.gl/maps/tVhWzKrsbGHMEPsH8
Address longitude and latitude: 22.310586968281925, 114.16947102268449
Nearest MTR Station: Yau Ma Tei Station Exit B2
Nearest MTR Station Google Map Link: https://goo.gl/maps/qivYZqtm7UsUvQqX9
Nearest MTR Station longitude and latitude: 22.313055544873013, 114.17022179424467
How far from the nearest MTR Station: 6 mins walk from Yau Ma Tei Station Exit B2
Opening Hours:
MON 09:30 – 19:00
TUE 09:30 – 19:00
WED 09:30 – 19:00
THU 09:30 – 19:00
FRI 09:30 – 19:00
SAT 09:30 – 19:00
SUN 10:00 – 18:00
Recommended Time to Visit: Anytime opening hours
Accessibility Note: Easy access
From the most worshipped Chinese folk deities “Tin Hau”（天后） – Godness of the Sea, to Jesus in western faith, all gods have been made visible by pairs of hands from the Kwok Family since 1983. The Kwok brothers are certainly not subtle about their creations in their Yau Ma Tei store, where they just carve the woods like nobody’s watching on the table outside the store against the wall entirely covered with sparkling sculptures. Sometimes art is not only present in museums but also at unexpected corners.
The fifth generation Kwok brothers are from the famous China’s woodcarving city – Dongyang（東陽） and the family has a long history of mastering the craftmanship there before they moved to Hong Kong. Taking things for granted is never their motto and they have worked every day restlessly to ensure the wood creations are of the highest quality through a series of steps. Not only do they make sculptures for local religious centers and festivals, but also spiritual tablets for household altars. No wonder thousands of beautifully poised pieces by the two woodcarvings masters are scattering across the city.
Recognized as the intangible cultural heritage of Hong Kong, it is still deemed to be a sunset business given uprising technology. But the Kwok brothers are luckier than the other artisans in town thanks to the son of one of them, who is willing to take up the responsibility to learn and sustain the skills. Maybe it is also our duty to save the last pieces of the local craft as much as we can before it is all gone?
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