Lark Mason Associates: Chinese and Asian Works of Art
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | Chinese and Asian Works of Art | Total Sales (USD) | 18,125.00 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Auction Date | March 31, 2026 - March 31, 2026 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 24,050.00 |
| Sale Number | #33126 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 37,250.00 |
| Total Lots | 42 | ||
| Sold Lots | 27.0 | Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 30,250.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 64.29% | High Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 48,150.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 15 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 37.64% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7191056 | Korean Map of Pyongyang, Ink on Silk AAW6 |
N/A | USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | USD 6,250.00 | |
| 7191164 | Utagawa Hiroshige, | Three Japanese Woodblock Prints of Birds AAW6 |
N/A | USD 400.00 - 600.00 | USD 1,406.25 |
| 7191202 | Utagawa Hiroshige, | Seven Fish Woodblock Prints form Uozukushi Series AAW6 |
N/A | USD 1,200.00 - 1,600.00 | USD 968.75 |
| 7191033 | Hasui Kawase (1883-1957) | Kaiganji Beach in Sanuki Province, Woodblock Print, 1934 AAW6 |
N/A | USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 937.50 |
| 7191205 | , Shosai Ikkei | Set of 44 Japanese Woodblock Prints from the Forty-Eight Famous Views of Tokyo, Shosai Ikkei AAW6 |
N/A | USD 700.00 - 1,000.00 | USD 843.75 |
| 7191204 | Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (Japanese, 1839-1892) | Kintaro and the Carp, Woodblock Diptych AAW6 |
N/A | USD 1,200.00 - 1,800.00 | USD 812.50 |
| 7191206 | Tsukioka Yoshitoshi, | Three Prints from One Hundred Aspects of the Moon Series AAW6 |
N/A | USD 1,200.00 - 1,800.00 | USD 812.50 |
| 7191168 | Hiroshige Utagawa, | 21 Japanese Chuban Woodblock Prints from the Series The Tokaido Road AAW6 |
N/A | USD 300.00 - 500.00 | USD 593.75 |
| 7191160 | Tsukioka Yoshitoshi | Tsukioka Yoshitoshi Woodblock, Taira no Koremochi Slaying a Demon Woman in Mount Togakushi AAW6 |
N/A | USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 | USD 562.50 |
| 7191167 | Hiroshige and Hokusai | Five Japanese Kacho-e Woodblock Prints, Hiroshige and Hokusai AAW6 |
N/A | USD 200.00 - 400.00 | USD 468.75 |
| 7191573 | Yoshitoshi, Kuniyoshi, Kunisada and Others | Group of Eight Japanese Woodblock Prints, Yoshitoshi, Kuniyoshi, Kunisada and Others AAW6 |
N/A | USD 600.00 - 1,000.00 | USD 437.50 |
| 7191161 | Hiroshige Utagawa | Hiroshige Utagawa, Hashira-e Woodblock Prints Framed as a Set of Three AAW6 |
N/A | USD 500.00 - 800.00 | USD 437.50 |
| 7190979 | Kuniyoshi and Kunisada | Japanese Book with Woodblock Prints of Kubuki Theater, including Kuniyoshi and Kunisada, 19th C AAW6 |
19th C | USD 600.00 - 900.00 | USD 406.25 |
| 7191203 | Tsukioka Yoshitoshi, Lin Chong (Rinchu) | Kills Officer Lu by the Temple of the Mountain Spirit AAW6 |
N/A | USD 1,200.00 - 1,800.00 | USD 375.00 |
| 7191037 | Tsuchiya Koitsu (1870-1949) | Lake Shoji, Woodblock Print, 1950-1963 AAW6 |
1950-1963 | USD 300.00 - 500.00 | USD 343.75 |
| 7191207 | Watanabe Nobukazu, | National Flowers Cooling Off on the Sumidagawa, Woodblock Triptych AAW6 |
N/A | USD 500.00 - 800.00 | USD 343.75 |
| 7190926 | Ichimosai Yoshitora (1840-1880) | Woodblock Triptych of foreigners at Yokohama, 1861 AAW6 |
1861 | USD 400.00 - 600.00 | USD 281.25 |
| 7191574 | Utagawa Kunisada | Utagawa Kunisada Group of Japanese Woodblock Prints including Triptychs and Diptychs AAW6 |
N/A | USD 400.00 - 600.00 | USD 250.00 |
| 7191162 | Isoda Koryusa | Japanese Hashira-e Woodblock Print AAW6 |
N/A | USD 400.00 - 600.00 | USD 250.00 |
| 7191572 | Utagawa Hiroshige and Hiroshige II | Twelve Utagawa Hiroshige and Hiroshige II Wood Block Prints, Originals and Others AAW6 |
N/A | USD 200.00 - 400.00 | USD 218.75 |
| 7191177 | Group of Japanese Woodblock Prints, 19th Century and later AAW6 |
19th Century and later | USD 700.00 - 1,000.00 | USD 218.75 | |
| 7191035 | Toshi Yoshida (1911-1995) | Wisteria at Ushijima, Woodblock Print, 1953 AAW6 |
1953 | USD 200.00 - 400.00 | USD 187.50 |
| 7191159 | Utagawa Kuniyoshi | Group of Japanese Woodblock Prints, Utagawa Kuniyoshi AAW6 |
N/A | USD 200.00 - 400.00 | USD 187.50 |
| 7191041 | Ito Takashi (1894-1982) | Mt. Fuji from Yamanaka, Japanese Woodblock Print, ca. 1952 AAW6 |
ca. 1952 | USD 250.00 - 350.00 | USD 156.25 |
| 7191577 | Utagawa Kunisada, Eisen and Others | Five Frames of Japanese Woodblock Prints, Utagawa Kunisada, Eisen and Others AAW6 |
N/A | USD 200.00 - 400.00 | USD 125.00 |
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Freeman’s
How History Unfolds on Paper: Important Americana from the Eric C. Caren Collection, Part X
June 30Freeman’s, June 30: [Queen Anne's War] Extraordinarily Large Manuscript Petition Signed by a Who's Who of Colonial New York Accomplished to Queen Anne. $8,000/12,000Freeman’s, June 30: [Mormonism] A Unique Manuscript Account of Joseph Smith's Final Words Offered to His Congregation, the Day Before his Violent Death, 1844. $8,000/12,000Freeman’s, June 30: [Baseball] [Mantle, Mickey] Mickey Mantle's First Cover: The Earliest Front-Page Newspaper Image of Mickey Mantle, "Something Good from Joplin". $8,000/12,000Freeman’s, June 30: [Baseball] A Striking Type 1 Press Photograph of Lou Gehrig's Hands. $8,000/12,000Freeman’s, June 30: [Declaration of Independence] One of the First Printed Announcements of American Independence, Subscriber Ebenezer Hazard's Copy, in the Exceedingly Rare Original Wrappers, 1776. $10,000/15,000Freeman’s
How History Unfolds on Paper: Important Americana from the Eric C. Caren Collection, Part X
June 30Freeman’s, June 30: [American Revolution] Born in the USA: First Day of Printing in the United States, July 4, 1776! $15,000/25,000Freeman’s, June 30: [War of 1812] "We Have Met the Enemy and They are Ours": The Critical Promotion of a Naval Hero, Oliver Hazard Perry is Appointed Master Commandant in the United States Navy, 1812. $40,000/60,000Freeman’s, June 30: [Star-Spangled Banner] Eyewitness Account of the Shelling of Fort McHenry in the War of 1812, in a Manuscript Logbook from the HMS Trave, Present at the Battles of Baltimore and New Orleans, 1814-16. $60,000/80,000Freeman’s, June 30: [American Revolution] Thomas Jefferson at the Birth of a New Nation: An Important Letter Carried by a Jewish Patriot Communicating the Definitive Treaty of Paris, January 16, 1784. $100,000/200,000Freeman’s, June 30: [Colonial America] [Plymouth Colony] Plymouth Colony Seeks a Royal Charter: A Rare and Important Plymouth Colony Document, 1690/91. $6,000/9,000 -
Sotheby’s
Selections from The Jay T. Snider Collection of Benjamin Franklin
Live Sale 24 JuneSotheby’s, June 24: (Benjamin Franklin). The founding—and funding—of the Pennsylvania Hospital. $150,000 to $200,000.Sotheby’s, June 24: Benjamin Franklin, "the Day of the Declaration of Independence is everywhere annually celebrated”. $80,000 to $120,000.Sotheby’s, June 24: Benjamin Franklin, “probably the most fundamental thing ever done in the field of electricity”. $75,000 to $125,000.Sotheby’s, June 24: Benjamin Franklin. One of Franklin's very earliest surviving letters. $40,000 to $60,000.Sotheby’s, June 24: Roger More and Benjamin Franklin. The only complete copy known of Poor Roger. $25,000 to $35,000.Sotheby’s, June 24: John Jerman. The American Almanack ... for 1731 — the only known copy in private hands. $25,000 to $35,000.