The Conservation of Tibetan Thangkas
The printed version of this article contained reproductions, reduced in size, of a LACMA survey form. The following is an approximate rendering of that reproduction.
Los Angeles County Museum of Art TIBETAN THANKA SURVEY PROJECT 1990-91 M#_____________________ TITLE______________________________________ CC#____________________ DATE/ORIGIN________________________________ IMAGE SIZE H(________in/________cm) X W(________in/________cm) ART OF TIBET_______ ART OF NEPAL_______ MEDIUM____________________ PRESENT LOCATION___________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ CONDITION Supports _____Framed ________________________________________________________ _____Mounted________________________________________________________ _____Dowels ________________________________________________________ _____Other ________________________________________________________ _____Verso ________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ PAINTING Discoloration _____General Darkening______________________________________________ _____Surface Soiling________________________________________________ _____Faded__________________________________________________________ _____Stains_________________________________________________________ _____Retouching/ Repainting_________________________________________ _____Water Damage___________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ PAINTING Structural _____Active flaking_________________________________________________ _____Losses____Holes________________________________________________ _____Burnishing_____________________________________________________ _____Tears__________________________________________________________ _____Thinning_______________________________________________________ _____Creases____Folds____Dents______________________________________ _____Distortion_____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ STORAGE Location Change to _____Framed_________________________________________________________ _____Rolled_________________________________________________________ _____Flat___________________________________________________________ Survey Date_____________________Conservator_________________________
Los Angeles County
Museum of Art TIBETAN THANKA SURVEY PROJECT
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ANALYTICAL DATA
Fiber Information Yarn Count | Spin | Ply | Location of sample
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Samples Horizontal | | | | |
Vertical | | | | |
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Warp/Weft known?
Brocade Observations_______________________________________________________
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PHOTOGRAPHIC DOCUMENTATION
_____Regular B & W _____Raking ____UV ____IR ____Verso ___Detail(s)________
_____Slides _____Raking _____UV ______Verso _____Detail(s)________________
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