Conference: Paper from the East

Paper from the East
Second Chinese Heritage Conference
National Maritime Museum
Greenwich London
Friday 7 October 2011
9 am - 5.15pm

Paper From The East is the second of an influential conference
series concerning Chinese heritage, bringing together specialists in
paper conservation and materials research from museums and galleries
around the world.

This year, staged at the National Maritime Museum and sponsored by
Tru Vue, Paper From The East is designed to promote both academic
and practical practice and is part of the wider activity surrounding
the launch of the new 'Traders: the East India Company and Asia'
gallery.

Western collections and many of our national galleries and museums
hold objects made from a wide variety of "papers" including painting
and objects d'art and their conservation depends on understanding
the paper properties. Paper From The East provides a rare
opportunity to learn about the diverse paper from Korea, China and
Japan, how they were used originally and how they have been adapted
for use outside their places of origin.

The conference includes talks from conservation specialists from the
British Museum, National Maritime Museum, Conservation Center for
Art and Historic Artifacts and the V&A covering a range of topics
including traditional Japanese and Islamic paper making and the
famous Dunhuang Manuscripts paper analysis (full programme
attached).

The conference will be essential for all those who care for or use
oriental papers, whether as art or in manuscripts, in private or
public hands. However, those interested in maritime history
particularly the trade between Asia and Europe will also be
attracted to the opportunity to learn form and meet respected
scholars and experts in this area.

Presentations

    Conservation and preparation of objects for the Traders Gallery
    Birthe Christensen

    Korean Paper, Hanji, Its History, Technique and Properties
    Minah Song

    Technical Developments in Glazing for Friable and Fragile
    Collections
    Julie Heath

    The Papermaker's Mould in Middle-Eastern Papermaking: An Aid for
    the
    Classification of Papers
    Helen Loveday

    Funori, a Consolidation Method for Chinese Wallpapers
    Susan Catcher

    Introduction of the new Traders Gallery
    Dr John McAleer

    Chinese paintings on Pith - Problems and Conservation
    Ruth Prosser

    Japanese Paper for Art and Conservation
    Megumi Mizumura

    Origins and Typology of Chinese and Tibetan Manuscripts from
    Dunhuang
    Dr Agniezka Helman-Wazny

    The Coming of Asian Papers to America
    Sidney Berger

    Chinese Paper Making: Short Film

Register now: artability.art<-a t->googlemail< . >com

Tickets:
    Full UKP99
    Student UKP75
    inclusive of lunch and refreshment

  Early Bird
      Full UKP87
      Student UKP70 until 6 September 2011


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