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http://dx.doi.org/10.12654/JCS.2019.35.5.07

Scientific Conservation Treatment of the Celadon Jar with the Inscription of 'the Fourth Sunhwa Year'(National Treasure No.326)  

Lee, Sun Myung (Cultural Heritage Conservation Science Center, National Research Institute of Cultural Heritage)
Kwon, Oh Young (Cultural Heritage Conservation Science Center, National Research Institute of Cultural Heritage)
Park, Jongseo (Cultural Heritage Conservation Science Center, National Research Institute of Cultural Heritage)
Han, Woo Rim (Researching Department, Gaya National Research Institute of Cultural Heritage)
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Journal of Conservation Science / v.35, no.5, 2019 , pp. 453-469 More about this Journal
Abstract
The celadon jar with inscription of 'the Fourth Sunhwa Year' is an important chronology that shows the conditions of production of the early celadon due to the inscription on the bottom including its purpose, application, and the producer. This celadon jar has been restored several times in the past. However, concerns over the structural stability, such as the separation and level differences in the joined cracks, have risen because of the aging of the repair materials, which were subjected to various environmental changes over a long time. By examining the conditions of preservation, the major damage was identified as the '入' shaped crack on the front, the 'V' shaped restored part and the crack on its left side, and the 'J' shaped crack on the back side. In the past, the cracks were found to be joined using a refined lacquer containing camphor, drying oil, rosin, etc. mixed with soil powder. The joint line was repainted with the refined lacquer and covered with gold powder. The missing parts were restored with gypsum and colored with acrylic color. After that, the repair materials were aged and emergency treatment was performed at the National Museum of Korea in 1981. At that time, Cemedine C or Cemedine C mixed with microballoons was used for reinforcing the cracks. Conservation treatment focused on removing the past repair materials and reinforcing the physically fragile parts by joining and restoring them based on the examination of the preservation condition. in addition, the area around the restored part was colored for future exhibition.
Keywords
The Fourth Sunhwa Year; Celadon jar; Repair material; Refined lacquer; Conservation treatment;
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