2014 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

Scientific research on the use of white pigment in Japanese paintings during the 12-19th centuries

Research Project

Project/Area Number	24520125
Research Category	Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
Allocation Type	Multi-year Fund
Section	一般
Research Field	Aesthetics/Art history
Research Institution	Independent Administrative Institution National Institutes for Cultural Heritage Tokyo National Research Institute for Cultural Properties
Principal Investigator	HAYAKAWA Yasuhiro 独立行政法人国立文化財機構東京文化財研究所, 保存修復科学センター, 分析科学研究室長 (20290869)
Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha)	SHIRONO Seiji 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, 専門職員 (70470028)
Project Period (FY)	2012-04-01 – 2015-03-31
Keywords	彩色材料 / 白色絵具 / 蛍光X線分析 / 日本画
Outline of Final Research Achievements	Scientific study using X-ray fluorescense spectrometry had been carried out to analyze white pigments used in Japanese paintings during the 12-19th centuries. The reason of transition from lead-white to shell-white cannnot be revealed, however some examples in which both pigments are used in one paintng. An important information about the use of white pigment in Japanese painting has been obtained.
Free Research Field	文化財保存科学