Steaming the artwork

Posted by Oi Yee Tai on Sunday, January 12, 2014 Under: Chinese Scroll Mounting
Before mounting, the painting or calligraphy on rice paper needs to be steamed in high heat for about 15 minutes to prevent the ink from running.  All artwork that has been done within the past 6 months will need to be steamed. You can skip this process for artwork older than 6 months.

All artwork sent to us for mounting will be steamed as we will not be sure how old or new it is.

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