The backstop “slips out”.

It’s a sunny and dry winter day.

On such days, the MOUNTING master is concerned about “wetting out”.

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What is “wetting”?

To make sure that the lined work is taut and tight.

During the drying process, the work “sloughs off” due to the drying process,

The lined work will become loose.

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When a work of calligraphy or painting is made into a hanging scroll, frame, or folding screen, the mounting artist first backs the work.

The work is then moistened with a mist spray ・ brush or other means,

When the moisture is spread over the entire paper, brush the paper well to eliminate any folds or wrinkles.

Then, place the glued backing paper on the paper, and glue it by stroking it with a brush.

Once dried (laid out to dry), the wet and stretched paper will shrink at will as it dries,

The paper will shrink as it dries, leaving it in a messy state.

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Then, the paper is stretched out again by blowing mist, and this time, glue is applied around the perimeter of the paper, and it is stretched on the temporary board,

Then let it dry.

In this way, the glued area around the perimeter of the paper dries first and is fixed in place, and then the center of the paper dries gradually.

Then, the center part gradually dries and shrinks

the center part gradually dries and shrinks, resulting in a taut finish.

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However, on extremely dry days, this may not work so well.

The center of the paper shrinks due to rapid drying before the glue around the work dries and is fixed in place,

The center of the paper shrinks due to rapid drying before the glue around the work dries and is fixed, causing the paper to be pulled away from the temporary board.

these is what is known as “wetting.

It is difficult to explain in writing, isn’t it?

I’m sorry it’s so hard to understand.

Seeing is believing.

Please take a look at the state of the “missing” board.

※these is a picture of a particularly bad condition for easy understanding.

When these happens, peel it off from the temporary board, moisten the paper again, and stick it back on the temporary board.

Please be assured that the work will not be damaged or the finish will not be affected by the removal of the paper.

The work will not be damaged or affected in any way by the wetting of the paper.

However, the sound of the “peeling” is always a bit disturbing to me, no matter how many times I hear it.

From a corner of the workshop

Piri-・・・ Piri- ____・”

When you begin to hear a small sound those is difficult to describe, it is a sign of wetting.

After a while, you will hear a dry sound like “Snap! After a while, the sound is dry, and it goes away.

It is really a heartbreaking sound for a mounting engineer.

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On dry days, we use humidifiers and other devices to maintain the environment in the workshop, while also paying more attention than usual to the thickness of the glue, the amount of moisture, and other factors,

We try to work with more care than usual!