Non-destructive and in-site analyses of the pigments of muralpaintings
| Project/Area Number |
12680161
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Section | 一般 |
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| Research Field |
Cultural property science
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| Research Institution | National Research Institute for Cultural Properties Tokyo (2001)
National Research Institute for Cultural Properties, Tokyo (2000) |
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Principal Investigator |
KUCHITSU Nobuaki National Research Institute for Cultural Properties Tokyo, Japan Center for International Cooperation in Conservation, Senior Researcher, 国際文化財保存修復協力センター, 主任研究官 (50234456)
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| Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) |
SHIMOYAMA Susumu Kibi International University, Professor, 社会学部, 教授 (80341147)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2000 – 2001
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| Project Status |
Completed (Fiscal Year 2001)
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| Budget Amount *help |
¥4,100,000 (Direct Cost: ¥4,100,000)
Fiscal Year 2001: ¥800,000 (Direct Cost: ¥800,000)
Fiscal Year 2000: ¥3,300,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,300,000)
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| Keywords | Pigments / Mural Paintings / Non-destructive Analyses |
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| Research Abstract |
Non-destructive analyses of pigments is very important not only for understanding cultural property but also for the conservation of cultural property. X-ray fluorescence is already well known as a typical method for non-destructive analyses, but electric power is necessary for that method. When thinking about the analyses of mural paintings, it is not always easy to get electric power for the analyses at the site in-situ.
Thus, a battery-controlled analytical method was newly developed in this research. Using low-level radio isotope, non-destructive analyses can be carried out quite easily with a small (less than 30cm X 30cm X30cm) machine. Moreover, the weight of the machine is less than 4 kg including battery. Accordingly, only one person can bring the machine with one hand into the sites without electric power, and then can analyze the pigments at the sites without touching the sites, and can get the results in-situ.
Then, a lot of mural paintings and paintings in Japan were surveyed by the machine above. Pigments of the paintings in Hokodate City were analyzed, and intruding of new imported pigments were found after the opening of the Hakodate Harbor. Pigments of the mural paintings in Izumo District were analyzed, and special use of Ca-white pigment was found only on a special building. Green and blue pigments of the decorated tombs in Kumamoto Prefecture were distinguished by the analyses.
So it is hoped that this method will contribute to researches on pigments of various cultural property.
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Research Products
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