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http://dx.doi.org/10.12654/JCS.2017.33.6.03

Diagnosis of Coloration Status and Scientific Analysis for Pigments to Used Large Buddhist Painting(Gwaebultaeng) in Tongdosa Temple  

Lee, Jang Jon (Conservation Science Division, National Research Institute of Cultural Heritage)
Ahn, Ji Yoon (Cultural Heritage Conservation Science Center, National Research Institute of Cultural Heritage)
Yoo, Young Mi (Cultural Heritage Conservation Science Center, National Research Institute of Cultural Heritage)
Lee, Kyeong Min (Cultural Heritage Conservation Science Center, National Research Institute of Cultural Heritage)
Han, Min Su (Department of Heritage Conservation and Restoration, Korea National University of Cultural Heritage)
Publication Information
Journal of Conservation Science / v.33, no.6, 2017 , pp. 431-442 More about this Journal
Abstract
The purpose of this study is to reveal that coloring status and the degree of damage and the kinds of pigments used in large buddhist painting (Gwaebultaeng) of Tongdosa temple using a scientific analysis methods. It was observed that the physical damage patterns of the Gwaebultaeng were folding, lifting, fading, and peeling. Lead red, cinnabar and organic pigments were used as red pigments. Malachite and atacamite were used as green pigments, azulite and lazulite were blue pigments, lead white and talc were white pigment. It is estimated that overlapping organic pigments on the lead white were used as the yellow pigment and carbon was the black pigment. Through the analysis of the particle status of the pigments, it was confirmed that different types of raw materials were used for the green pigment, and the crystal form was easily distinguishable. Also, the dark blue color and the light blue color differed from each other depending on the size and shape of the raw material particles. Yellow and purple colors were organic pigments which did not have a graininess. The yellow and purple colors were organic pigments free from the graininess, and the pigments of dark red pigments was found to be mixed with the orange color pigments and carbon particles.
Keywords
Tongdosa temple; Large buddhist painting(Gwaebultaeng); Nondestructive analysis; Inorganic pigments; Organic pigments;
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