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http://dx.doi.org/10.7584/ktappi.2015.47.2.070

Effects of Color Pigments on the Hanji Deterioration  

Nam, Hyun-Ju (HANYOUNG Cultural Heritage)
Cho, Kyoung-Sil (Conservation and Restoration Center of Paper Heritage, Chungbuk National University)
Choi, Tae-Ho (Dept. of Wood and Paper Science, College of Agriculture, Life & Environment Science, Chungbuk National University)
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Journal of Korea Technical Association of The Pulp and Paper Industry / v.47, no.2, 2015 , pp. 70-79 More about this Journal
Abstract
This study was carried out to analyze deterioration characteristics of color-pigments painted Hanji to preserve and restore the cultural properties. On the traditional painting technique, glue was used with pigments in various ways for painting, but it eventually caused the deterioration of paintings. Thus, five colors were selected and analyzed for this study for investigating their characteristics of deteriration. Three kinds of glues (Wugyo, Nokgyo, and Togyo) and two kinds of pigments (Chinese and Gilsang) were painted on the Hanji for the accelerated aging test. And then color fastness of pigments and tensile strength of painted Hanji were measured for the estimation of deterioration degree. The results of SEM-EDS showed that Chinese pigments including blue, yellow, green, and red were composed of inorganic substances but the brown was organic substance. Gilsang pigments were composed mainly of Si and Ti ions. Color fastness of the Gilsang pigment blue, yellow, green, and brown were better than those of Chinese. Chinese pigment brown with organic substance showed the worst color fastness. Generally, Chinese pigments painted Hanji showed higher tensile strength than Gilsang in the accelerated aging test. Hanji treated with Chinese pigment and Nokgyo (antler glue) blends and Gilsang pigment and Togyo (rabbit pelt glue) blends showed higher tensile strength than the others. And Andong Hanji showed the highest tensile strength.
Keywords
Color pigments; Animal glue; Accelerated aging; Korean paper; Color fastness;
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