Kyoto International Culture Foundation Selects HP to Preserve 800-year-old National Treasures

Kyoto International Culture Foundation Selects HP to Preserve 800-year-old National Treasures

HP and the Kyoto International Culture Foundation today announced a program to preserve a critical element of Japan’s heritage through the digital replication of fine art from 3,500 temples and shrines, beginning with artwork created between the 13th and 17th centuries.The original paintings have been deteriorating due to the effects of time, climate and air pollution and were in danger of being lost forever.

The foundation chose HP for the Kyoto Digital Archive Project, initiated in 2000, because of the company’s ability to provide a complete fine art replication solution, including very high-quality large-format printers and powerful IT resources for long-term, secure storage.

The first digitally created prints are being unveiled at special preview events in New York City and during the annual ARTExpo tradeshow in New York’s Jacob K. Javits Center, March 2 – 6. “HP is honored to be working on such a historically significant program with the Kyoto International Culture Foundation,” said Vyomesh Joshi, executive vice president, Imaging and Printing Group, HP. “The technology we’ve developed enables us to produce reproductions with a depth of detail and color that makes them almost indistinguishable from the originals.”

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