The research undertaken in 2010 at CRCC (Centre de Recherche sur la Conservation des Collections) on Asian papers continues with new funding from the Paris I Panthéon-Sorbonne University.

The paper identification device comprises on one hand the analysis of the basic paper elements and one the other hand the development of a descriptive guide for documents or artworks.

The originality of the study is based on a combination of skills from both the humanities and the sciences.

Currently the study focused on three Far Eastern countries producers of paper for a long time, China, Korea and Japan.