Japanese scroll paintings
Subtitle: a handbook of mounting techniques
By: Masako Koyano
Contributors: American Institute for Conservation of Historic and Artistic Works. Foundation
Publisher: Foundation of the American Institute for Conservation
Published: 1979
Place of publication: Washington
Language: eng
Number of pages: 112
Subjects: Conservation and restoration; Scrolls (Decorative arts); Japanese Scrolls; Pictures; Trimming, mounting; Japanese Painting
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p.105) and index.
Table of contents: title: 1. Scroll terminology; title: 2. Styles of the hanging scroll. Three basic types; title: Other types; title: Calculations for the parts of a scroll; title: 3. Materials for the scroll. Object to be mounted; title: Front material for the mounting; title: Backing materials; title: Adhesives; title: 4. Workshop and equipment. The workshop; title: Equipment; title: 5. Workshop procedures. Preliminary treatments; title: First layer of backing, hadaura; title: Second layer of backing, mashiura; title: Joining the parts of the scroll; title: Third layer of backing, ageura; title: Finishing; title: Handling and storage.