Koyano (Masako) - Japanese scroll paintings: a handbook of mounting techniques.

Japanese scroll paintings: a handbook of mounting techniques, by Mosako Koyano. 8vo, 112 pages, [8] pages plates, illustrations, 23 cm, Washington: Foundation of the American Institute for Conservation, 1979.

Upwards of 250 illustrations in line. Brown cloth, spine gilt. Loosely inserted chronology of Japanese colour pigments. A fine copy.

1. Scroll terminology 2. Styles of the hanging scroll. Three basic types. Other types. Calculations for the parts of a scroll. 3. Materials for the scroll. Object to be mounted. Front material for the mounting. Backing materials. Adhesives. 4. Workshop and equipment. The workshop. Equipment.  5. Workshop procedures. Preliminary treatments. First layer of backing, hadaura. Second layer of backing, mashiura. Joining the parts of the scroll. Third layer of backing, ageura.  Finishing. Handling and storage.