There are few simple things you
can do to care for your Chinese wall scrolls.
This Chinese wall scroll care guide will help
you understand what you can do to insure your
scroll lasts a lifetime. Many of the suggestions
in this guide are common sense, but we have
included them to emphasize the importance of
general care practices with wall scrolls,
paintings and other artworks.
- Keep wall scrolls dry at all times,
moisture may cause stains or the scroll to
separate.
- Keep them out of reach of children and
pets. If you cannot keep your scroll out of
the reach of children you should explain to
them not to touch the scroll, no matter how
clean their hands are. Even if your hands are
clean natural oils on your skin can be
transferred to the scroll.
- Do not use a duster to clean the scroll,
you will only make the painting worse. To
remove dust you should use canned air like
used for computers and other electronic
equipment. The air is under high pressure, so
be sure to use it from an appropriate
distance.
- When rolling and unrolling a scroll be
very careful and do it slowly, do not drop it.
Never roll a wall scroll up inside out, it
will almost certainly wrinkle the painting
mounted on the scroll.
- Do not hang scrolls in direct sunlight.
Sunlight may cause fading of the painting or
silk border, and if only part of the scroll is
exposed it may cause uneven fading, which
would be even worse.
- If you will not display the scroll roll it
up carefully, and tight. Store it in a cool
dry place. Do not expose the scroll to
excessive heat or moisture, which may cause
water or mold stains.
If you want to preserve the painting for a
lifetime in the best possible condition you may
want to consider removing the painting from the
scroll and framing it. A properly framed
painting is protected from dust, moisture,
children and pets. Chinese brush paintings can
very easily be cut from a wall scroll. If you
leave some of the silk brocade border you won't
even need to mat the painting to frame it.
General Wall Scroll Care
As with anything you love use your best
judgment when handling and displaying wall
scrolls. If you can think of any reason not to
hang a wall scroll in a particular place, don't.
It is better to be safe than sorry, if you use
common sense and care for your scroll properly
it will not only last your entire life, but can
be a valuable heirloom that may be passed down
to your children and grandchildren. |
