2014 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Study on urushi lacquer material analysis of Ryukyu lacquerwares
Project/Area Number |
24300305
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Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)
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Allocation Type | Partial Multi-year Fund |
Section | 一般 |
Research Field |
Cultural property science
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Research Institution | Meiji University |
Principal Investigator |
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Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) |
HONDA Takayuki 明治大学, 理工学部, 講師 (40409462)
TOSHIDA Kunio 東京大学, 総合研究博物館, 研究員 (10272527)
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Co-Investigator(Renkei-kenkyūsha) |
NAKAI Shun'ichi 東京大学, 地震研究所, 教授 (50188869)
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Project Period (FY) |
2012-04-01 – 2015-03-31
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Keywords | 琉球漆器 / 漆 / 漆液 / ウルシオール / ラッコール / 熱分解ーGC/MS分析 / スロロンチウム同位体分析 / 漆の産地同定 |
Outline of Final Research Achievements |
The analysis results of Ryukyu lacquer wares showed that lacquer sap tapped from Toxicodendron vernicifluum and Toxicodendron succedanea lacquer trees grown on the Asian continent were used along and/or combined as a coating material. Ryukyu an independent kingdom at same point in its history and traded very actively with surrounding countries. The analysis results of this study confirmed that Ryukyu people efficiently used the imported coating materials along or in a mixture to make lacquerwares using many techniques, such as mitsuda-e and hakue.
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Free Research Field |
Scientific studies on cultural properties
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