Japanese Art Restoration
The methods used by these artists is not very different from those used by western artists however the execution and final result produced is astoundingly different.
Japanese art restoration. The art of restoration appeared in japan so long ago that it is already impossible to name the exact date or even the century of its occurrence. As a young artist studying japanese painting in tokyo she developed a passion for a variety of asian art forms. Its essence lies in the fact that it is necessary to repair the damaged object with the obligatory preservation. Japanese woodblock prints are exceedingly difficult to conserve and restore.
Japanese print conservation and restoration cleaning repair care and free conservation advice. Delicate pieces of artwork from the orient some ancient some more modern but all in need of restoration. Restoration conservation of art and antiques with over 50 years of experience. Japan arts connection lab fulfills its mission of preserving japanese heritage arts for future generations through its art restoration service program.
Connecting museums to inaccessible sources of authentic japanese art restoration and conservation providing conservation training workshops for museum staff documenting and archiving of the. Our unique contributions to this process are. She brings a keen eye for detail passion and creativity to all her restoration work. As for the kintsugi this is a relatively new technique it is about 500 600 years old.
Sydney caroline thomson sydney is an experienced highly skilled practical conservator of japanese painting who has worked at the renowned usami shokakudo kyoto in addition to 17 years at the british museum where she was a senior conservator in the eastern pictorial art conservation department.
