Subject: 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 *** Conservation DistList Instance 24:36 Distributed: Saturday, January 29, 2011 Message Id: cdl-24-36-004 ***Received on Saturday, 22 January, 2011