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http://dx.doi.org/10.12654/JCS.2015.31.3.02

Study on the Copper-Arsenic Green Pigments used on Shamanic Paintings in the 19~20th century  

Oh, Joon Suk (Conservation Laboratory, The National Folk Museum of Korea)
Choi, Jung Eun (Conservation Laboratory, The National Folk Museum of Korea)
Choi, Yoon Hee (Department of Cultural Heritage Conservation Science, Graduate School, Kongju National University)
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Journal of Conservation Science / v.31, no.3, 2015 , pp. 193-214 More about this Journal
Abstract
The green pigments of shamanic paintings (83 items) in the 19~20th century were analyzed with X-ray fluorescent spectrometer(XRF), scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (ATR-FTIR). In 60 items, copper and arsenic were detected in green pigments of the paintings by XRF spectra. Cu $K{\alpha}$/As $K{\beta}$ (peak intensity ratio of copper and arsenic) of shamanic paintings of Bokgaedang (shrine), solemn paintings (romance of three kingdoms) of Donggwanwangmyo and unknown enshrined place were 5.93~12.04 and higher compared to 5.67-6.26 of standard emerald greens and 4.01~7.89 of remaining shamanic paintings. The SEM images of crystal forms of copper-arsenic green pigments were various. Crystal forms were divided into oval and round spherulite with intersecting plate crystals and spherulite with agglomerate plate crystals. The crystals of the latter were found in shamanic paintings of Bokgaedang (shrine), solemn paintings (romance of three kingdoms) of Donggwanwangmyo and unknown enshrined place and the former were found in the rest of shamanic paintings. Copper-arsenic green pigments of shamanic paintings were identified as Scheele's green from shamanic paintings of Bokgaedang (shrine) and romance of three kingdoms. Emerald green from the rest of shamanic paintings by ATR-FTIR. From analytical results, it is confirmed that Scheele's green of shamanic paintings of Bokgaedang and romance of three kingdoms was used in the 1850s~1870s and emerald green had been widely used from late 19th century to 1970 in the rest of shamanic paintings.
Keywords
Shamanic painting; Green pigment; Copper-arsenic pigment; Scheele's green; Emerald green;
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