Marchant Bids Farewell to Kensington Church Street with Double Exhibition: Blanc de Chine and Kosometsuke.
28th October – 8th November 2024
Marchant presents two very special exhibitions, Blanc de Chine and Kosometsuke at their Kensington Church Street gallery for November 2024, coinciding with Asian Art in London.
They showcase two of the renowned dealers’ favourite disciplines and mark a poignant farewell to the gallery's current location as they prepare for their exciting move to 26 Brook Street, Mayfair, in the new year.
The exhibitions are a testament to Marchant's long standing expertise in Asian ceramics. Blanc de Chine, the luminous white ceramic revered for its delicate beauty, will be presented for the fifth time since the gallery's 60th Anniversary exhibition in 1985.
Kosometsuke, the captivating blue and white Ming dynasty porcelain ware for the Japanese market, is the focus for a third dedicated exhibition, though kosometsuke pieces have been featured within several other Marchant exhibitions.
Carefully curated by Marchant, the exhibitions both feature seventeenth-century exceptional examples of their type, meticulously selected for their rarity, condition, and fascinating provenance.
Visitors can expect a beautiful array of Blanc de Chine figures, vases and other objects, each embodying the serene beauty and technical mastery of this coveted ceramic.
The kosometsuke pieces will display a diverse selection of blue and white wares, including rare dishes, imaginative vessels, and captivating scenes on tea ceremony pieces.
The Kosometsuke exhibition is particularly interesting because it has been assembled over almost 25 years.
This double exhibition offers a final opportunity for discerning collectors and art enthusiasts to experience Marchant's renowned shows at their Kensington Church Street location before their Spring 2025 move to Brook Street.
Highlights include:
Blanc de Chine figure of Guanyin, impressed He Chaozong Yin mark on the reverse, formerly in an important French private collection and sold by C.T. Loo, Paris. (see image 1)
A group of censers, which come from the collection of the dealer and collector Edward T. Chow (1910-1980).
A superior quality example of Guandi, showing the genius and skill of the potter through the robes, armour detail and incised anhua.
The remarkable Chinese porcelain kosometsuke blue and white nightlight modelled as a crouching tiger, from the Jintsu family in Tokyo, only one other similar example appears to be published. (see image 2)
The incense burner in the form of a rooster, no other exact examples appear published. (see image 3)
Marchant include several rare mukozuke, tea-ceremony sweetmeat dishes of animal forms.
The kosometsuke exhibition also includes three Tianqi mark and period pieces. The fish-net dish is the only one Marchant has handled with a Tianqi mark.
An Exhibition of Blanc de Chine and An Exhibition of Kosometsuke & Shonzui.
28th October – 8th November 2024.
Monday – Friday 10:30-17:30.
Saturday 2nd November 11:00-20:00.
Sunday 3rd November by appointment.
Marchant
120 Kensington Church Street
London
W8 4BH
United Kingdom