MARCHANT — ONE HUNDRED YEARS

MARCHANT — ONE HUNDRED YEARS

BY NATALIE MARCHANT 1 Marchant Gu Wan Tu (Pictures of Ancient Playthings), detail THIS YEAR, OUR GALLERY celebrates its centenary. Marchant was founded in London in 1925 by my great grandfather, Samuel Sidney Marchant. Over the past century, through four generations...
WINTER 2025 Editorial

WINTER 2025 Editorial

Marchant: One Hundred Years, written byStuart Marchant and edited by Rose Kerr THIS IS A particularly special season for Marchant, as the respected London-based Asian art gallery is celebrating its centenary. To commemorate this extraordinary milestone, our Winter...
AUTUMN 2025 Editorial

AUTUMN 2025 Editorial

Kei Takahashi, Director of Kami Ya Co., Ltd, specialists in paper, mounting and calligraphy by Yuichi Inoue, and Robin Markbreiter IN MAY 2024, I travelled to Tokyo to meet Kei Takahashi, Director of Kami Ya Co., Ltd, which engages in various businesses related to art...
Reflections on Painted Glass Mirrors

Reflections on Painted Glass Mirrors

JAMES C.S. LINSenior Curator of Chinese Art, Fitzwilliam Museum, University of Cambridge 1 Chinese Reverse Glass Painter (detail), watercolour, 36.2 x 27.9 cm. Courtesy of A.J. Hardy Collection IN MY RESEARCH on Chinese reverse-painted glass mirrors, I came across an...