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Treatment; 21 Nov 2000; Repair and re-mount.; Eastern Art on Paper and Silk

Reason: Temporary Exhibition
Description: Demounted dry. Paper debris and adhesive residue removed from edges of verso by applying tap water with a brush, scraping gently with a scalpel and swabbing with cotton wool moistened with water. Old infills left in place. Weak and skinned areas supported using Mino adhered with Culminal (nonionic cellulose ether). Humidified over capillary matting and Gore-Tex in a chamber and pressed between blotting paper under a board with weights. Inlaid using slot method and mounted in royal acid free board by MT3.
Details: Treatment

Title: Kawasaki Rokugo watashi-bune 川崎六郷渡舟 Tokaido gojusan-tsugi no uchi 東海道五拾三次之内 |
Museum number: 1948,0410,0.52 |
Producer name: Print artist:Utagawa Hiroshige (歌川広重)Published by:Takeuchi Magohachi |
Cultures/periods: x14601 Tenpo Era |
Production date: 1833-4 |
Production place: Published in:Japan