Abstract
Mother-of-pearl turtle shell lacquerware refers to a decoration made of a mother-of-pearl, a turtle shell and metal wires. This lacquerware features bright color tone as it is produced by sprinkling metal powder over its entire surface. This study aimed to find out its material properties and characteristics by using an optical microscopy and conducting a SEM-EDS analysis on the cross section of lacquer coating. As a result, it was found that charcoal powder and soil powder were mixed for undercoating. Then a mixture of cinnabar lacquer and monoclinic arsenic sulfide mineral ($As_2S_3$) was coated on the undercoating and brass powder was sprinkled on top of it. Especially, a little amount of pigment was found on the lacquer layer, which is distinguished from the colors used for conventional lacquer patterns. In addition, it was also found that the cinnabar lacquer and monoclinic arsenic sulfide mineral were mixed together.
나전대모칠기는 나전, 대모, 금속선 등을 사용하여 가식한 것으로 금속분을 기물 전체에 뿌려 전체적으로 밝은 색조로 표현한 특징을 가진다. 본 연구는 칠도막 단면을 광학현미경과 SEM-EDS 분석을 통하여 칠도막 단면에 나타나는 재료와 특성을 밝히고자 하였다. 그 결과, 목탄분과 토분을 섞은 바탕칠 위에 진사와 석황이 섞인 칠을 바르고, 그 위에 황동분을 뿌린 것으로 나타났다. 칠층에 섞여 있는 안료의 양은 소량으로 종래의 문양 표현에 쓰인 색칠과는 구별된다. 특히, 나전대모칠기의 칠층에서 진사와 석황의 두 가지 안료를 혼합하여 사용한 예를 확인할 수 있었다.