Elucidating Kaikonjiki expression method applied to Buddha painting Nehanzu from the viewpoint of preservation and restoration work of the cultural resources

2018 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 15K02209
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Art at large
• Research Institution: Kibi International University
• Principal Investigator: Tanahashi Emi 吉備国際大学, 文化財総合研究センター, 研究員 (70514024)
• Project Period (FY): 2015-04-01 – 2019-03-31
• Keywords: 芸術表現 / 芸術諸学 / 尊容表現 / 悉皆金色技法 / 仏画 / 涅槃図

Outline of Final Research Achievements

The Nehanzu of Buddha owned by Shofuku-ji Temple in Tokushima Prefecture was conspicuously damaged and was in need of restoration. The method of coloring is “Shikkaikonjiki”, which all of the bodies and clothes of the Buddha is expressed in gold.Taking record of the restoration work, this research empirically verifies the coloring method using the red pigment and the metal material which is applied to the body and clothes of the Buddha.
Based on the restoration records and the information obtained from the repair process, we made samples to verify the types of pigments and coloring techniques.As it was not possible to get enough evidence to confirm the research results, I would like to reconsider the content and connect it to my future research.

Free Research Field

人文学

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

研究対象とする仏涅槃図を通して、日本の文化財における修理と保存の在り方を学術的に示すことができる。また、修理過程から得られた情報を基に、保存科学的な考察や芸術諸学に関する研究考察への指針を与えることができる。
①文化財修理と保存、②保存科学的な考察、③芸術諸学への研究考察、等が専門分野での枠組みを超えて協力連携できるような社会的意義を示せる研究へと深めるためさらなる研鑽を積む。