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Wen Bao Zhai Chinese Art Restoration
Restored Works
Severe discolouration and presence of dark brown moulds. Painting successfully restored. | Artwork had numerous creases as well as foxing and discolouration. | Severe creases and dry, crackling of artwork. Discolouration and mould presence. |
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Painting too dry and broke in half | Presence of numerous discolourations and missing pieces | Presence of mould, foxing, water stains as well as severe discolouration of painting. |
Our Restoration Specialist recently restored a much-loved calligraphy which was unfortunately damaged by water seepage. Top image/Before restoration: water stain and creases formed due to water seepage. Numerous mould spots seen on various sections of calligraphy. Bottom image/After restoration: water stain marks and brown mould spots evidently removed. Calligraphy piece is saved. | Severe Mould Growth & Insect holes & droppings, resulting in unsightly marks on painting. | Discoloration & very severe mould spotting. Painting was previously restored improperly, resulting in uneven color tones. |
Painting had serious mould spotting which ruined the aesthetics. | Painting with severe mould growth and discoloration. | Extensive damage, including paper crumbling, discoloration, folding. |
Extensive damage, including paper crumbling, discoloration, missing pieces | Extensive damage, including paper crumbling, discoloration, missing pieces | Master Zhang touching up the painting, by hand. |
Master Zhang touching up the painting, by hand. | Restored work. | Restored work. |
Colour has faded due to age. Mould has covered more than half the fan. | Colour has been touched up, painting thoroughly disinfected and mould has been cleaned off. | Water stains and crumbling paper |
Water stains and mould stains | Restoration in progress | |
Master Zhang at Thian Hock Keng Temple. 天福宫. | For 92 years, a silk scroll handwritten by Emperor Guang Xu from the Qing dynasty was kept in a metal cylinder in the main prayer hall of Thian Hock Keng temple. But the scroll was so old that when they tried to unroll it, the black ink of the words started to crumble. It had become stuck to the silk over the years. | |
Countless manhours were spent on restoring this artifact of Singapore to its former glory. | The father and daughter team were invited by the National Heritage Board to partake in this historic restoration opportunity. | It was promptly sent to the National Heritage Board for restoration. And for 2 1/2 months, Mr Zhang Xiaozhai, a specialist in Chinese painting restoration from Zhejiang, China, worked on filling up the holes in the fragile scroll with matching silk he sourced from China. |
Tears on the top and right in the middle of the painting. Caused by poor framing and handling. | ||
Mould and water marks | ||
Mould and dirt spots | Closer view of mould | |
Water stains, mould stains, tears, insect holes. Severely damaged. | Tears, crumbling paper, tears, mould stains. Poor and uneven restoration work done previously | |
Extensive damage done prior to restoration but calligraphy was saved from further damage. |
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