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Chinese
bronze Hu; the copper alloy was completely
mineralized. Due to an accident the Hu fractured
into numerous pieces. A synthetic resin was used
to join the pieces and fill the missing areas.
Acrylic paint was applied to cover the retouched
areas. This process is almost completely
reversible.
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This export
silver tray tarnished within weeks of being
exposed in a tropical urban and coastal climate.
It was cleaned and covered with an acrylic lacquer
to prevent further tarnishing.
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This
cloisonné tripod container probably late 19th
early 20th century, was heavily damaged. The
cloisonné was missing in several areas. In the
lower right photos above an old restoration is
depicted. The missing area was restored using
plaster and oil paint. The plaster did not adhere
well to the substrate, cracked and fell off. The
oil paint discoloured over the years. The old
restorations were all removed. The missing
cloisonné was replaced with acrylic filler and the
missing areas colour matched with an air- brush.
The missing decorations were not painted.
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This Yu
Minjun sculpture is glass fiber reinforced resin
and painted. There were various old restorations
and abrasions due to handling and poor hardening
of the joints. The old oil restoration had to be
removed and acrylic was used to retouch the
damage.
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