Mhairi Boyle

Ukiyo-e: The Care and Restoration of a Collection of Japanese Woodblock Prints

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One of my favourite types of artwork to conserve are ukiyo‑e prints, also known as Japanese woodblock prints. This genre was most prevalent in Japan from the 17th to 19th centuries, although the mokuhanga (woodblock printing) technique is still practised today by artists worldwide. The term ukiyo‑e (浮世絵), meaning “floating world,” refers to the indulgent […]

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Rudyard Kipling Scroll

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I recently had the pleasure of conserving a Japanese handscroll which belongs to Bateman’s, a National Trust property in East Sussex which was once home to Rudyard Kipling (1865 – 1936). Kipling was an English author and journalist, whose work was heavily inspired by the colonialist British India that he was born in. The collection

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