page_title: Conservation and restoration of woodblock prints
section_title: Agents of deterioration
hierarchical_section_title: Conservation and restoration of woodblock prints / Agents of deterioration
caption_attribution_description: English: Japan, 19th century Series: Thirty-six Views of Fuji Prints; woodcuts Color woodblock print, later edition REPRODUCTION Image: 9 5/8 x 14 3/4 in. (24.5 x 37.5 cm); Paper: 9 5/8 x 14 3/4 in. (24.5 x 37.5 cm) Gift of Judson D. Metzgar (46.38.12) Japanese Art
context_page_description: The conservation and restoration of woodblock prints, is the process of caring for and repairing images made from a specific printing process involving using wooden reliefs to stamp or imprint an image onto paper. The process of creating woodblock prints as Asian examples are known, or woodcuts as Western examples are called, has been known for many centuries, and many older prints have experienced aging and deterioration of the paper and colorants used.
caption: Print shows signs of fading. Joshu, Ushibori, Hetachi Provinces LACMA 46.38.12
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