The author describes his studio, set up at the Metropolitan Museum, New York, between 1973-1978. Advantages of the climate include faster drying of adhesives and inpaint. The disadvantages were too rapid drying of urushi (Japanese lacquer) and a difference in the gluten content of American flour used in making mugi-urushi, when compared to Japanese flour. Extreme dessication and shrinkage of the wooden sculptures and dislocation of the joins had lessened their artistic effect. However, because of the drier climate, metal nails and clamps were in better condition in the U.S.A. than in Japan. The conclusion is that Japanese objects destined to remain in the U.S.A. (or any climate dissimilar to Japan's) should be repaired there and not in Japan. See also AATA 19-155.