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Surprisingly, an ancient calligraphy and painting, although fragmented, is as good as ever once it is mounted. Xie Genbao, a famous Suzhou mounting teacher, actually cleaned up all the yellow spots, mildew spots and stains on a figure painting "Luo Shen" by Chou Shizhou in the Ming Dynasty. The techniques used do not seem complicated, just washing with water, coating with acid, preparing paper, etc. This is really amazing.

Mounting is a unique handicraft in China, especially in Suzhou. In the Qing Dynasty, it was praised as "the best mounting is the best, but it is common in other places". Mounting in Hangzhou was the most important thing. Since Xuande period in Ming Dynasty, Suzhou has gradually replaced Hangzhou and become the center of mounting industry in China. The skill of sorting out ancient paintings mentioned above is a masterpiece of Suzhou craftsmen. In the Qing dynasty, Suzhou mounting artists were also ordered to go to Beijing to mount the "emperors of past dynasties" in the palace.

Suzhou's mounting types include silk mounting, silk mounting and paper mounting. The layout should be beautiful and generous, and the proportion of upper and lower inlays and the width of left and right edges should be commensurate with the status of calligraphy and painting or hanging. Whether it is long or wide, there is no need to force unity.

The mounting of ancient paintings depends on the skills and experience of technicians. Whether it is paper uncovering, water washing, paper matching, cutting and typesetting, pasting, pen collection, etc. This is beyond ordinary skills.

Wuhan mounting technology also has its own tradition, which absorbed the characteristics of Soviet mounting and gradually developed, and was quite famous in the late Qing Dynasty. In recent years, with the adoption of new materials, new techniques and new styles, the characteristics of Wuhan's mounting have initially formed, resulting in the increasing reputation of Wuhan's export of Chinese paintings. They also solved the problem of painting warping, and successfully mounted fabrics with gold silk satin and longevity satin, which received good artistic effects. Brocade, a new framed fabric, was successfully trial-produced and popularized throughout the country.

In recent years, China and Japan also exchanged views on mounting technology, which further promoted the development of this technology.