Unlocking The Secrets – The Science of Conservation at The Palace Museum Unlocking The Secrets – The Science of Conservation at The Palace Museum
 

Case Study

Hanging plaques of kesi with the characters “mian” and “chang”

Qing dynasty

Transmitted light photographs can reveal the repair patches inside the textile artefacts and the defects that are difficult to see under normal circumstances, such as cracks on the kesi surface.

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Transmitted light photographs of hanging plaques

 
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