Journal of the Korea Furniture Society (한국가구학회지)

Korea Furniture Society (한국가구학회)
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Analysis of Species and Tree-Ring Dating of Traditional Furniture in Forest Museum of Korea National Arboretum

국립수목원 산림박물관 소장 전통 목가구의 연륜연대 및 수종 분석

  • 이현채 (국립수목원 전시교육과) ;
  • 이광희 (충북대학교 목재연륜소재은행) ;
  • 황근연 (국립수목원 전시교육과) ;
  • 이해주 (국립수목원 전시교육과) ;
  • 김희채 (국립수목원 전시교육과) ;
  • 김성식 (국립수목원 전시교육과) ;
  • 손병화 (충북대학교 목재연륜소재은행) ;
  • 남태광 (국립해양문화재연구소) ;
  • 김요정 (충북대학교 목재연륜소재은행) ;
  • 박원규 (충북대학교 목재.종이과학과)
  • Received : 2011.12.21
  • Accepted : 2012.01.13
  • Published : 2012.01.25
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Abstract

We present the species and the dendrochronological dates of Korean traditional furniture in Forest Museum Collection of Korea National Arboretum. Seven of thirteen were successfully dated. Chest with a flap door (84-55-1) was dated A. D. 1623. Others dated were cabinet (83-41-1: A. D. 1759), Chest with a turnover door (83-39-1; A. D. 1801), Cabinet with two horizontal section (88-39; A. D. 1843), Rice chest (82-27-3; A. D. 1849), Cabinet with two horizontal section (83-40-2; A. D. 1877), Chest with a flap door (84-50; A. D. 1918). Most of existing cabinets were made in 1800s. The 84-55-1 chest was one of the earliest pieces of furniture in the collections of Korea museums. The furniture is usually composed one species. The major species was Pinus densiflora. Bedside cabinet (83-41-1) and Cabinet with two horizontal section (88-39) were made from Korean pine (Pinus koraiensis). Becasue they were dated by the tree-ring chronology of Mt. Bekdu, the timber of their boards could be from the area of Mt. Bekdu.

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