Support for prints made on rice paper?

[CreationBear]

A question for those brave souls printing on washi/kozo—how are you handling mounting the paper to a heavier substrate? As is often the case, a quick recce on YT left me more confused than before—my first thought, using starch paste of some sort and gluing to a heavy watercolor paper was recommended by some, but not others; while traditionalists seem to use a backing of still heavier rice paper (“masa”) that will be, I assume, attached to backing board before framing.

At any rate, any thoughts appreciated—and I would be interested in why you’re drawn to this particular aesthetic, and how that might change your presentation philosophy for the artwork as a whole.

 

[Dan Pavel]

With washi/kozo very thin papers I have used the modern dry-mounting system, with silicone foil. It worked well.

 

[CreationBear]

Excellent, much obliged, Dan.

 

[Lachlan Young]

Float mount on an appropriate archival board if framing. No need for extra laminated substrates, they'll only kill the visual grammar that the thin paper gives & make trouble if they go wrong. Float mounts are easily reversed and aren't difficult to do.

 

[Patrick Robert James]

I mount Kozo and Hosho papers with wheat paste. Usually just the top two corners. Wheat paste is easy to make.

 

[CreationBear]

Excellent, thanks for your replies—if y’all ever have a chance to post a picture or two, that would be great as well.

 

[Lachlan Young]

It's all very industry standard stuff - the thing you're after is 'pass through hinge', though there's other variants too, all useful for different purposes. There are useful videos from conservation specialists that demonstrate the basic principles well.

There are various suitable tapes for the job, though you might want to alter your particular sequence of operations depending on what you use.

 

[CreationBear]

Excellent links, Lachlan, thanks.