# Where would one go for repair of a Japanese screen? **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [March 15, 2007, 12:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-would-one-go-for-repair-of-a-japanese-screen/395970 "2007-03-15T00:35:19Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Ringo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/779978/32.png) [@Ringo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ringo)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2007, 12:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-would-one-go-for-repair-of-a-japanese-screen/395970/1 "2007-03-15T00:35:19Z")
The title’s pretty much got it all. [The screen](http://i150.photobucket.com/albums/s95/MMcfpd/Japanese_screen.jpg) [The damage](http://i150.photobucket.com/albums/s95/MMcfpd/screen_damage.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![Autolycus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/22d042/32.png) [@Autolycus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Autolycus)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2007, 12:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-would-one-go-for-repair-of-a-japanese-screen/395970/2 "2007-03-15T00:39:45Z")
May I just say: that screen is gorgeous. Where did you get it? Also, do you know if it’s depicting any place in particular? As for the damage, my google-fu came up with this site: [do-it-yourself-repair](http://www.japangarden.co.uk/repair_shoji-p-59.html). I’m not sure it’s what you’re looking for, but at least it’s a start. Good luck! Again, beautiful screen. I want one 🆒 ---
**Author:** ![jovan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/0ea827/32.png) [@jovan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jovan)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2007, 12:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-would-one-go-for-repair-of-a-japanese-screen/395970/3 "2007-03-15T00:51:09Z")
Do you have any indication that the screen might be worth something? If it is, I would not trust anyone that isn’t skilled in restoration of such art – certainly including yourself. Fakes are extremely common, unfortunately, so it is entirely possible that this work is not worth much. I think the first step is finding out how much it’s worth so that you can decide what would be a reasonable amount to pay to have it repaired. **Autoclytus** : you site shows how to repair [_shoji_](http://www.kamon-tategu.jp/tategu/img/1108189453_d.jpg) , which isn’t the same thing at all as what **Ringo** has: a _byobu_. ---
**Author:** ![Ringo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/779978/32.png) [@Ringo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ringo)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2007, 1:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-would-one-go-for-repair-of-a-japanese-screen/395970/4 "2007-03-15T01:29:40Z")
I had no intention of attempting a repair myself - rather I was wondering where one begins to look for an artisan skilled in this particular medium. Perhaps a museum is a good place to start asking. All I know about it is that it’s thought to be about 100 years old and my father brought it back from Japan shortly after WWII. It was given to him by a Japanese in return for the use of his recording equipment. ---
**Author:** ![boytyperanma](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/4491bb/32.png) [@boytyperanma](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/boytyperanma)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2007, 2:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-would-one-go-for-repair-of-a-japanese-screen/395970/5 "2007-03-15T02:01:09Z")
I’d contact an auction house to get you in touch with a specialist in that area.(like the people that do appraisals and such on antiques roadshow. A company local to me is [http://www.skinnerinc.com/](http://www.skinnerinc.com/) I’m sure you could send them an e-mail and ask.