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Treatment; Full remount; Eastern Art on Paper and Silk

Reason: Temporary Exhibition; Storage
Description: Examination and tests: Photographs of the painting in full plus details. Thorough assessment of the painting and realisation of a damage map on Photoshop. Dismantling: Old mounting silk, roller rod, roller knobs and metal fitting were removed and kept. Consolidation: Solution of 3% of animal glue in water was applied on sensitive and flaky pigments. Wet cleaning: Capillary washing using rayon and blotting paper. Facing and lining removal: Several layers of rayon paper were applied to the recto of the painting with a solution of funori 2.5% in water. The old lining and old silk repairs have then been removed from the painting. Infilling: Holes were infilled with an artificially aged silk and a solution of funori around 2% in water. Linings: Painting lined a first time with a 100% kozo paper dyed (direct dyes) and wheat starch paste. The facing has been removed right after the application of the first lining whilst the painting was still moist. A second lining of misu paper was applied using aged paste, then reinforcement strips were applied with wheat starch paste. Finally, a third lining was applied with misu paper and aged paste. Mount fabric preparation: Different silk fabrics were chosen for the mount and dyed with yasha. They were then lined twice with kozo papers and wheat starch, and then misu paper with aged paste. Assembling: Mounting fabrics was cut and attached to the painting to assemble the mount. Backing: One more lining of uda paper using aged paste was applied to support the newly mounted scroll. Drying: The mount was then dried and stretch on a drying board for a few months. Toning: Repairs were toned with natural pigments. Finishing: After releasing the painting from the board, both a roller road and top stave were attached to the mount. The old roller knobs were reused, however new metal fittings and hanging/wrapping braid were added.
Details: Treatment
Method: Wheat starch paste - gluten free

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painting; hanging scroll

Museum number: 1961,0408,0.1 |
Cultures/periods: x14278 Muromachi Period |
Production date: 14thC |
Production place: Painted in:Japan

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