Tang-Kas are scroll paintings on cloth with two wooden or bamboo sticks attached at the top and the bottom so that when the scroll is opened and hung on a wall or a pole, it stays stretched. When it is not on display, it is kept rolled up on the heavier bottom stick. The Tang-Ka has two parts: a painted portion in the center and an embroidered on plain cloth border on the outside. Old Tang-Kas pose problems in lining the fragile cloth of the painted portion. In this paper the authors set forth the criteria for a good lining and describe experiments carried out to find out a suitable adhesive. Nine formulations were tested. An adhesive consisting of wheat flour and gelatin with glycerine, ethyl alcohol, sodium fluoride and distilled water gave the best results so far as adhesion, flexibility of adherends, discoloration, ease of application and compatibility of adhesive with the lining material, cotton cloth or chiffon, are concerned. The only factor to be further investigated is reversibility of the adhesive, and this is being researched. -- AATA