Depicting Taoist deities in a misty landscape, a Qing dynasty lacquer panel inlaid with jade and agate is among thousands of artifacts pulled out of museum storage in China to be restored and, one day, even showcased to the world.
“The bottom layer had shifted and loosened to the point where it was in a pulverized state,” said Sun Ou, who restores inlaid lacquer artworks at the Forbidden City, the former imperial palace in the heart of Beijing.
“More than 100 pieces of inserts had fallen off and had to be reinforced again,” she told Reuters during a government-organized media tour at the cultural protection and restoration department of the Palace Museum at the Forbidden City.
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