Study on the Manufacturing Technique and Conservation of Portrait Scroll of 'Jo Gyeong' Dated Middle of Joseon

조선중기 조경(趙儆)영정의 보존 및 제작기법 연구

Conservation science team of the National Museum of Korea has conducted conservation treatment for 3 pieces of portraits as a part of project for publishing illustration book of relics of paintings and writings. Among them, portrait scroll of Jo Gyeong is a representative portrait of Seonmoogongsin rank in 17th century of Chosun, which was donated in 1997 and its whole body painted on silk was scrolled. This portrait was in poor state including the silk of portrait got loose from lining paper completely and exfoliation of the pigments. Accordingly before preservation treatment, production technique and the quality of the material lining were surveyed through scientific study(investigation through microscope, XRF, X-ray) and preservation treatment was conducted in order of disassembly, cleaning, removal of lining paper, infiling of the missing parts, lining, finishing.

국립중앙박물관 보존과학팀에서는 서화유물도록 발간 사업의 일환으로 초상화 3점을 보존처리 하였다. 그 중 조경영정은 조선 17세기 대표적인 선무공신상(宣武功臣象)으로 1997년 기증된 유물이며, 견본채색 전신상으로 족자표장이 되어 있다. 이 영정은 화견(畵絹)이 배접지와 완전히 들떠 있으며, 안료의 박락 등 열악한 상태를 유지하고 있었다. 이에 보존처리 전 과학적 조사(현미경 조사, XRF, X-ray)를 통해 제작기법 및 재질을 조사하고 해체, 클리닝, 배접지 제거, 결손부 보강, 배접, 마무리 순으로 보존처리 하였다.