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This was a scroll acquired by his father and he wanted to have it remounted. This scroll was in the sandan Hyougu style with a paper Ten and Chi. The Hassou was completely removed from the scroll and the paper was ripped terribly bad. There was also some stain on the Chuumawashi.
So I took off about 5 bun on the top and the bottom of the chuumawashi to keep dimensions consistent. I then mounted some Khaki cloth that I had on the drying board previously for another project. I then put another layer of Sourauchi on the work and let it dry, it came out pretty nicely.
Name in Kanji Name in English Size in Bun Size in Centimeters Size in Inches
天 Ten 127
上中廻し Ue Chuumawashi 25
上一文字 Ue Ichimonji 3
紙本の幅さ Artwork Width 73
紙本の長さ Artwork Length 219
柱 Pillars 10
下一文字 Shita Ichimonji 3
下中廻し Shita Chuumawashi 17
地 Chi 88
掛け軸の幅さ Scroll Width 93
掛け軸の長さ Scroll Length 479
Besides orders for new scrolls I am working on an order for a remount. This painting is on paper, and there was no Ten and Chi. Also there were small sections with yogore and one slight tear. Last night I spent a good while carefully removing the Sou and Hada Urauchi. The Hada urauchi is the first paper used to back the painting and cloth. The Sou urauchi is the layer of paper used to seal all the assembled pieces together. I will keep everyone apprised of some of the steps to the finish.
