Courtesy National Museum of Asian Art, Smithsonian Institution

Conservation Cart Talk: Scientific Research on Asian Inks
Thursday, June 20, 2024
2:00–3:00pm
Freer Gallery of Art, Gallery 7

Did you know ink is often made with soot? Join one of the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Asian Art’s conservation scientists to learn about the types of ink used in Chinese, Japanese, and Korean artworks. This introduction will cover traditional methods of making ink sticks and some of the current research on inks at NMAA. Ink sticks and the materials used to make them will be available for visitors to examine.

Please meet at gallery 7.

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