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East Asian Painting Conservation Research

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Department Publications

Explore a selection of publications by Met Science and East Asian Painting Conservation staff.

Detail of the Great Wave showing two boats on whitecapped blue waves with Mount Fuji in the distance
Essay
The Great Wave: Anatomy of an Icon
Scientists at The Met use modern technology to analyze the color and double woodblock printing process used to print Hokusai’s The Great Wave.

Essays

Detail of the Great Wave showing two boats on whitecapped blue waves with Mount Fuji in the distance
The Great Wave: Anatomy of an Icon
Scientists at The Met use modern technology to analyze the color and double woodblock printing process used to print Hokusai’s The Great Wave.
April 10, 2020
Two conservators kneeling over golden folding screens
Focus on Asian Art: Tagasode
Learn more as two conservators carry out the treatment and remounting of a pair of 17th century folding screens.
November 19, 2018