Abstract
Artworks may be restored repeatedly to preserve them for a long time. Records of its restoration are useful when an artwork is retreated thereafter. The Sokei Institute of Painting Technology has made a research report of each artwork when it is restored. The report includes the descriptions and photographs which show the condition of the artwork and restoration process in detail. Each restorer carries out entire process: restoration and keeping a record of the treatment. Therefore, the photograph file should be able to be organized by more than one restorer, and to be available to all staff members of the Institute. The method for organizing the photograph file has been established since the Institute was founded, by the staff who recognized the importance of photographs in restoration artworks. A future problem is how to keep an increasing number of photographs. Digitization is considered to be the most promising way to save the space and to make these materials more accessible.
