Funori

Marie Messager <marie.messager [at] gmail__com> writes

>I was wondering about the advantages of the use of funori for
>sizing, alone or in a mix. Does anyone have experience using funori
>or can anyone point to research in this area?

I have used Funori in a mixture with sturgeon glue for the
consolidation of matte paint, or as consolidant with a nebuliser.

There is some literature about the use of Funori in paintings
conservation:

    Sommermeyer, B. (1998).
    Konsolidierung matter, pudriger Malschichten aus dem Bereich der
    modernen Kunst. Anwendung ultraschallvernebelter
    Konsolidierungsmittel. Stuttgart: Staatliche Akademie der
    Bildenden Kunste Stuttgart (Diploma thesis).

    Grantham, S. (1999).
    Developing an Approach to the Conservation of Japanese Screen
    through Historical and Technical Study and an Investigation on
    Current Practices. Royal College of Art, Victoria and Albert
    Museum.

    Takami, M. (2000).
    Funori as cleaning agent for historic textiles: a preliminary
    investigation of its surfactant properties and cleaning effect.
    London: Courtauld Institute of Art, University of London
    (Diploma thesis).

    Michel, Francoise; Geiger, Thomas; Reichlin, Anita; et al.
    (2002).
    Funori, ein japanisches Festigungsmittel fur matte Malerei. In:
    Zeitschrift fur Kunsttechnologie und Konservierung (ZKK),
    16/2002 Heft 2, p. 257-275.

    Michel, Francoise (2003).
    JunFunori - Anwendungsbeispiele auf matter Malerei. In:
    Zeitschrift fur Kunsttechnologie und Konservierung (ZKK),
    17/2003 Heft 2, p. 251-264.

    Hubert, Marie-Odile (2003).
    Restauration d'une peinture au carton de V. Kandinsky
    presentante un ecaillage en cuvettes. Les contraintes internes
    dans un film de gelatine applique sur carton. Institut national
    du patrimoine (Memoire de fin d'etudes).

    Michel, F.; Geiger, T.; Reichlin, A.; et al. (2004).
    JunFunori: A natural Polymer from Red Algae to Consolidate Matt
    Paint. In: IIC. Contributions to the Bilbao Congress, 13-17
    September 2004.

    Michel, F.; Geiger, T. (2005).
    Studies on the polysaccharide JunFunori used to consolidate matt
    paint. In: IIC, Studies in Conservation, Vol. 50 No. 3.

    Swider, J.R.; Smith, M. (2005).
    Funori: Overview of a 300-Year-Old Consolidant. In: AIC, Vol.
    44, No. 2.

    Masson, Olivier; Ritter, Michaela (2005).
    Konsolidierung mit JunFunori. In: IADA, Papierrestaurierung,
    Vol.6, No.3, p. 22-29.

    Michel, Francoise; Wanner, Anita; Tobler, Robert (2006).
    Funori-Kompressen In: Restauro, 5/2006, p.319-327.

Nina Engel
Lentulusrain 24
3007 Bern
Switzerland


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