February
Seminar
Lark E. Mason
A Guide to Chinese Ceramics Ancient and Modern, and How to Navigate a Complicated Market
Monday, February 9
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Lecture 1: 1 PM ET
Lecture 2: 2:30 PM ET
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Please join us for two complementary talks which build upon an understanding of ceramic types and cultures within China and those with Chinese trading partners. Ancient trade is not isolated from today's markets, because trade from the past distributed Chinese ceramics internationally and exposed Chinese ingenuity and techniques and materials to cultures outside of China, influencing not just ceramic manufacture but also relationships between China and the rest of the world.
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Lecture One:
A Guide to Chinese Ceramics, Ancient and Modern
Chinese ceramic manufacture spans thousands of years and has influenced the design and materials used in Asian and Western societies. In this talk, we cover all major types of ceramics and specific kiln sites in China. Glazes, materials, kiln design, and decorative elements are explored in a sweeping overview from the Neolithic period through the 20th century.
Lecture Two:
Chinese Ceramics: How to Navigate a Complicated Market
A foundational understanding of Chinese ceramic types, materials, and history is important to understanding past and current markets. Internal trade within China and Southeast Asian markets and those between China and Western commercial centers dispersed Chinese ceramics throughout the world, creating a worldwide audience for Chinese ceramics. The international market today is based on early trade patterns and current trading, diplomatic, and economic policies, much like those that shaped trade in the past.
Lark Mason Jr. is the owner of Lark Mason Associates, former President of the Appraisers Association of America; Past Chairman of Asia Week; Board Member of the Preservation Society of Newport County; former Professor at New York University; and translator and author of Connoisseurship of Chinese Furniture; Chinese Furniture of the Qing Dynasty; Asian Art, Appraisal Handbook, and Communality of Humans Through Art, with contributions to numerous other publications.
He is credentialed as an Expert Generalist and Expert in Chinese Works of Art and is active in historic preservation. He lives in Texas and in New York City with his wife Erica and is known to many from his appearances on “The Antiques Roadshow,” since the series’ inception in 1996.
