seated lady - asian art restoration

seated lady - asian art restoration
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Seated lady under glass before treatment	Detail of upper left top of head	Detail	detail of severe foxing note large stain center left


detail lower right under glass	print on substrate under immersion	water enhances the observability of the foxing damage	emersion note the damaged edge of the mounted print


emmersion Note tag of the top mat still glued on the corner	emersed print showing the paper pulp substrate	trimed border mounted	a support tissue is floated onto the print


the suported print prior to delamination proceedure	after soaking for a day	the print must be separated mechanically	careful cutting away through the adhesive


	a film of support tissue is placed on top and used to pull the print away	of the print and tissue used	to pull the adhering surface of


the tissue and the print off the substrate	the freed print turned over face down on its support tissue under water	The prilnt is now picked up out of the water	the freed print face down in the water bath


detail of the paper pulp residue of substrate adhering to the print	detail of the verso of the face	verso of the upper right	this pulp must be further removed mechanically


pulp being removed from verso	gradual peeling off of the residue	semi- dry mechanical removal of pulp paper film by scalpel	detail of the verso of face after scraping of the residue pulp and glue


verso almost cleaned	print conservation completed	original un treated seated lady under glass

Seated lady under glass before treatment

Detail of upper left top of head

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detail of severe foxing note large stain center left