A combined physical–chemical and microbiological approach to unveil the fabrication, provenance, and state of conservation of the Kinkarakawa-gami art

Abstract Kinkarakawa-gami wallpapers are unique works of art produced in Japan between 1870 and 1905 and exported in European countries, although only few examples are nowadays present in Europe. So far, neither the wallpapers nor the composing materials have been characterised, limiting the effecti...

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Main Authors: Elena Piacenza, Alessandro Presentato, Francesca Di Salvo, Rosa Alduina, Vittorio Ferrara, Valeria Minore, Antonio Giannusa, Giuseppe Sancataldo, Delia Francesca Chillura Martino
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2020-10-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-73226-6