Conservation of Mother-of-Pearl Lacquerware

Peek behind-the-scenes of the Asian Art Museum as conservators Mark Fenn and Colleen O'Shea perform in-depth analysis and treatment of four Korean mother-of-pearl lacquerware in the museum's collection. These artworks will be on view for the first time in the exhibition "Mother-of-Pearl Lacquerware from Korea." For more information: www.asianart.org/mother-of-pearl

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I thought the techniques they used were so nifty and creative! Never would have thought to come up with some of the problem-solving techniques they came up with.