Lark Mason, founder and president of Lark Mason Associates, has announced that more than 400 lots of important Asian art will be up for bidding on igavelauctions.com in an online sale that goes live on March 29 and closes on April 19th. The outstanding works of art represent a wide swathe of Asian periods and disciplines, from the Sui dynasty through the 20th century.

Among the star lots in this sale is a pair of Japanese Komai vases that are both unusually fine and exceptionally large, as well as a selection of paintings by Qi Baishi and Li Keran, two of the most important modern master Chinese painters. The Qi Baishi paintings were purchased by the owner’s family in the 1940s and are accompanied by letters from the artist. Says Lark Mason, “It is a pleasure to offer these and other lots that are both historically significant and artistically important.”

In addition to the Japanese Komai Vases from the Meiji Period (Estimate: $150,000-250,000), other sale highlights include:

*Chinese Huanghuali Cosmetic Chest, ca. 1700 (Estimate: $40,000-60,000)

*Li Keran (CHINESE, 1907-1989), Ink on Paper, Boy Riding a Water Buffalo

(Estimate: $40,000-60,000)

*Qi Baishi (CHINESE, 1864-1957), Ink on Paper, Peonies and Grasshopper

(Estimate: $30,000-50,000)

*Qi Baishi (CHINESE, 1864-1957), Ink on Paper, Dragonfly and Flower

(Estimate: $30,000-50,000)

*Chinese Carved Hardwood Throne, 19th/20th Century (Estimate: $25,000-40,000)

*18th century Chinese Celadon Jade Lobed Dragon Brushwasher

(Estimate: $15,000-25,000)

*Egyptian Andesite Porphyry Jar, Early Dynastic Period (Estimate: $15,000-25,000)

*Qi Baishi (CHINESE, 1864-1957), Lotus Flower (Estimate: $10,000-20,000)

*Chinese Porcelain Wucai Dragon and Phoenix Dish, Kangxi Mark and Period. (Estimate: $10,000-15,000)

About Lark Mason

With locations in New Braunfels, Texas and New York City, Lark Mason Associates, the eponymous, auction house specializing in Asian, ethnographic, and ancient works of art, was founded by Lark Mason after many years as an expert at Sotheby’s New York.

Mason served as a General Appraiser from 1979 until 1985, and as a Senior Vice President and specialist in Chinese art with Sotheby’s Chinese Works of Art Department from 1985-2003.  From 2000-2003 he concurrently was a Director of Online Auctions for Sothebys.com. He also served as a consulting curator at the Trammel and Margaret Crow Collection of Asian Art in Dallas, Texas from 2003-2009. He is a generalist in American and European works of art and paintings, as well as an expert in the field of Chinese art and currently serves as Chairman of Asia Week New York. He has valued and advised many private collectors and institutions.

Lark Mason Associates regularly hosts auctions on the iGavel Auctions platform and has an established history of record sales of Chinese and other works of art and holds the record for the highest price achieved for any work of art in an online sale, for a painting sold in May 2014 that realized close to $4.2m. Mason, the owner and CEO of iGavel Auctions, is noted for his regular appearances on PBS series, “The Antiques Roadshow.”

Texas Exhibition

April 8-15, 2016

The Barn on Willow Street

887 Cross Street

New Braunfels, Texas 78130

New York Exhibition

By appointment only

227 East 120th Street

New York, NY 10035

Estimates do not include buyer's premium.

To view online catalogue, visit www.igavelauctions.com, when the sale opens.

Phone 212-289-5524

Live Online Sale Dates: March 29th to April 19, 2016