Elucidation of the Causes of the Damage and Deterioration on the Ceiling Paintings in State Guest House, Akasaka Palace

2014 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 23240114
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (A)
• Allocation Type: Single-year Grants
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Cultural property science
• Research Institution: Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music
• Principal Investigator: KIJIMA TAKAYASU 東京藝術大学, 大学院美術研究科, 教授 (10345340)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): KIRINO Fumiyoshi 東京芸術大学, 大学院美術研究科, 教授 (10334484) ; YAMANASHI Emiko 独立行政法人国立文化財機構東京文化財研究所, 企画情報部, 文化財アーカイブ研究室長 (30170575) ; HAYASHI Yoko 文化庁, 芸術文化課, 芸術文化調査官 (30340524)
• Project Period (FY): 2011-04-01 – 2015-03-31
• Keywords: 文化財保存修復 / 文化財保存科学 / 絵画保存修復 / 絵画技法材料 / 建造物壁画

Outline of Final Research Achievements

The Akasaka Palace ( designated a national treasure in Heisei 21) was constructed in Meiji 42. The Palace has the largest ceiling paintings in Japan (15 rooms) which are oil paintings on canvas. The large-scale restoration of the ceiling paintings was carried out, however the remarkable deterioration and damage have been occuring.
In this research project, we researched the cause of deterioration and damage which occured to the ceiling paintings and clarified that the damage was mainly caused by inferior environment, inappropriate restoration and wood laths on which the ceiling paintings were pasted. In addition, we identified the ceiling paintings had been created in France and imported to Japan.

Free Research Field

文化財保存修復