An imagePROGRAF large-format inkjet printer equipped with a 12-color pigment-ink system is used to print out the images. Following the image processing, the printer outputs the image data at actual size, faithfully reproducing the subtle tones and textures developed over time of the original cultural assets.
Gold leaf, a common feature of such Japanese cultural assets, is then applied by a traditional craftsman from Kyoto to effectively express the "era" in which the work was created while also conveying the ageing over time.
The final process is the mounting of the printout onto sliding doors or folding screens using authentic Japanese materials performed by the master craftsman concerned in the restoration of cultural assets. In this way, high-resolution facsimiles that are almost indistinguishable from the originals are created.
Through the Tsuzuri Project, Canon will continue to support the preservation and passing on of Japan's outstanding cultural assets to future generations.