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Conservation of a group of Chinese paintings and calligraphies from the Camilo Pessanha collection: an example of a 'less oriental' approach
- Source :
- Conservar Património, Vol 13-14, Pp 37-57 (2011)
- Publication Year :
- 2011
- Publisher :
- Associação Profissional de Conservadores - Restauradores de Portugal, 2011.
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Abstract
- This paper presents the conservation treatment of a group of twenty Chinese calligraphies and paintings. These artworks are part of the Camilo Pessanha (1867-1926) collection that belongs to the Museu Nacional de Machado de Castro, and are currently on loan to the Museu do Oriente in Lisbon. The project was managed by the Fundação Oriente, and carried out at the conservation and restoration department of the Instituto dos Museus e da Conservação. There were three groups of works of art: scrolls with paintings and calligraphy on paper; scrolls with paintings on gilded paper; and paintings on silk. A brief characterization of the oriental scroll is followed by an overview of the traditional oriental conservation techniques for this type of art, as well as recently described practices. Ethical and theoretical considerations relating to the conservation treatments will be also discussed.
Details
- Language :
- English, Spanish; Castilian, Portuguese
- ISSN :
- 1646043X and 21829942
- Volume :
- 13-14
- Database :
- Directory of Open Access Journals
- Journal :
- Conservar Património
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- edsdoj.05fcc898f02045f4b649249b1c99576f
- Document Type :
- article
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.14568/cp13-14_4