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Investigation of the Internal Structure and Gold-thin Layer of the Gilt-bronze Seated Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva at Anseong Cheonryong Temple through the Non-destructive Analysis

비파괴 분석법을 통한 안성 청룡사 금동관음보살좌상 내부구조 및 금박층 조사

  • Choi, Jung Eun (Research Institute of Buddhist Cultural Heritage) ;
  • Choi, Hak (Research Institute of Buddhist Cultural Heritage)
  • Received : 2021.06.15
  • Accepted : 2021.11.02
  • Published : 2021.12.20
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Abstract

Anseong Cheonryongsa, a temple located in Anseong Seoun Mountain, is a part of the second Jogye Order of Korean Buddhism, under the Yongju Temple, and enshrines a gilt-bronze seated Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva. In this study, X-ray fluorescence (XRF) analysis revealed that this statue is composed of Cu-27.2 wt%, Sn-12.6 wt% and Pb-48 wt%. A gamma (γ) ray (Ir-192) image confirmed damage on the backside of the statue, which was later repaired with wood. The XRF analysis and visual observation determined the boundary between the metal and wood in the statue. In addition, results of standard X-ray peak intensity of gold foil and correlation with thickness helped to derive an equation for calculating the thickness of the Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva's gold foil. It was determined that the gilded chest (21 ㎛) and face (20.7 ㎛) of the statue were the thickest sections, the wooden substratum (11.9 ㎛) was the next-most thick, and the bronze (7.4 ㎛) was the thinnest layer.

<안성 청룡사 금동관음보살좌상>을 봉안하고 있는 청룡사(靑龍寺)는 경기도 안성시 서운면 서운산 자락에 있는 사찰이며, 대한불교조계종 제2교구 본사인 용주사의 말사이다. 안성 청룡사 금동관음보살좌상의 바닥면 XRF 분석 결과는 Cu-27.2 wt%, Sn-12.6 wt%, Pb-48 wt%이며, 과거 여러 전란으로 인해 소지금속 성분과 차이가 있을 것으로 예상된다. 불상의 내부를 확인하기 위해 감마선(γ-ray, Ir-192)으로 촬영하였으며, 파손된 배면 부분과 후대에 나무로 덧대어 수리한 위치를 확인하였다. γ-ray 촬영 결과와 XRF 분석을 이용하여 확인한 좌, 우의 수리 경계면은 허벅지 중간부터 목 아랫부분까지로 청동과 나무로 분리된다. 안성 청룡사 금동관음보살좌상의 금박 두께를 추정하기 위해 표준시료를 이용해 계산한 결과 얼굴과 가슴과 같은 육신 부분의 금박 두께가 20.7 ㎛와 21 ㎛로 가장 두꺼웠으며, 나무를 소지 재료로 한 부분이 평균 11.9 ㎛, 마지막으로 소지금속이 청동인 부분이 평균 7.4 ㎛로 금박 두께가 가장 얇음을 확인할 수 있었다.

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본 연구는 한국연구재단을 통해 과학기술정보통신부의 「기본연구」 지원을 일부 받아 수행되었습니다(2019R1F1A1060043).

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