Korean Journal of Heritage: History & Science (헤리티지:역사와 과학)
- Volume 47 Issue 4
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- Pages.74-91
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- 2014
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- 3022-8085(pISSN)
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The Damage Assessment, Construction Point of Time and Deterioration Diagnosis and Conservation Maintenance of Stone Statues Around the Stone Pagoda in Mireuksaji Temple in Iksan
익산 미륵사지 석탑 석인상의 조영시기와 훼손도 진단 및 보존관리
- Lee, Dong-sik (Architectural Research Division, National Research Institute of Cultural Heritage) ;
- Lee, Yeon-gyeong (Architectural Research Division, National Research Institute of Cultural Heritage)
- Received : 2014.09.14
- Accepted : 2014.10.22
- Published : 2014.12.30
Abstract
The stone statues in the site of Mireuksaji Temple(Iksan, South Korea) were created after the stone pagoda was built in 639. They, transitional statues between animal sculptures and human shaped statues made from the late Goryeo dynasty until the early Joseon dynasty, were set up at the four corners of the stone pagoda by way of guardians. In the case of three statues, their surfaces were denudated and their iconographies have been indiscernible. However, the one in the southwest clearly shows its iconography. It is inferior in properties to the other three statues in the northwest, the northeast and the southeast respectively, but on the other hand its iconography has been well maintained. The reason is related to exposure to harmful environments; specifically, the retaining wall, built around the stone pagoda in the 17th century, had the southwest statue inside and could naturally worked as a buffer against harmful environments. As a result, for about 400 years there has been difference in weathering conditions between the three stone statues and the southwest statue, which brought denudation, the consequent indiscernibleness of iconography and biological invasion to the three statues, notwithstanding superior properties(northwest statue:
익산 미륵사지 석탑 석인상은 639년경 석탑이 조영된 이후 고려 말이나 조선 초기에 탑 주변에 조성되었다. 이 석인상은 동물에서 사람으로 변화하는 과도기적인 모습을 보이며, 탑을 수호하는 역할을 하였을 것으로 추정된다. 현재 석인상의 표면은 삭박되어 뚜렷한 도상을 알 수 없을 정도로 뭉그러져 있다. 그러나 남서 석인상은 세 방위(서북 북동 동남)에 놓인 석인상에 비해 물성은 약하지만 도상이 뚜렷하게 잘 남아 있다. 이러한 석인상의 표면 상태는 석인상이 위치한 노출환경과 직접적인 관련이 있다. 세 방위에 놓인 석인상은 그동안 외부에 노출되어 있었지만, 남서쪽에 놓인 석인상은 17세기경 석탑 주변에 석축을 축조하면서 석축 안에 들어가게 됨에 따라 외부 저해환경으로부터 차단될 수 있었기 때문이다. 이와 같이 약 400여 년간 다른 환경에 놓여 있었던 석인상은 차별적인 풍화현상을 보인다. 즉 세 방위(서북 북동 동남;
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