Resume: SUMMARY OF OVER 40 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE IN ASIAN ART RESTORATION Eleven years as Head of the East Asian Painting Conservation Department at the Smithsonian Institution, Freer Gallery of Art and ten years at the Kyoto National Museum Conservation Studio acknowledged by Education of Ministry, Science and Culture in Japan. Completed ten years of apprentice systems and restored numerous National treasures. Expertise is in restoring Japanese screens, hand and hanging scrolls, Ukiyoe woodblock prints, and Buddhist scriptures, as well as in Japanese traditional book and album binding.   WORK HISTORY   Principal and Director of Studio MIYABI, Fairfax, Virginia 1991 - present   * Conservation and restoration work for the private museums including Allen Memorial Art Museum, Cincinnati Art Museum, Indianapolis Museum of Art, San Antonio Museum of Art, galleries, art dealers, and private collectors.   * Important restoration projects were a pair of Tale of Gengi screen (18th century), Rakuchu-rakugaizu byobu screen (Views in and around the capital of Kyoto, 18th century), and Korean paintings and scroll (early 17th century).   Head of East Asian Painting Conservation Department, Freer Gallery of Art 1980- 1990   Directed numerous projects including the important works of: Sotatsu Tawaraya, Matsushima screen (17th century), complete restoration Conservation works for Chu Manuscript, the oldest existing silk manuscript found in China. Restration of 19 pieces scrolls and hand scrolls from the permanent collections of the St. Louis Art Musem   Chief of Staff, Usami Conservation Studio of Kyoto National Museum, Japan 1975-1978   Directed work on permanent collections including: Hamamatsu screen, 18th century, complete restoration work Sosen Mori, series of temple wall paintings of Shionji, Osaka, Sosen's oldest works designated as a cultural asset Katsura Imperial Villa, Kyoto, Japan's most important 17th century cultural treasure; comprehensive restoration project including screen paintings and wall paintings.   Project Leader/Staff Conservator, Usami Conservation Studio, Kyoto National Museum 1968 - 1978   Led the complete restoration of Japanese screen doors (Fusumae) made by Kano School, early 17th century in Nishi Honganji Temple, Kyoto, a designated first class national treasure.