Characteristics and Material Analysis on the Drafts of Buddhist Paintings in the Late 19th and the Early 20th Century

Su-Yea Lee; Yu-Ju Lee

doi:10.7584/JKTAPPI.2021.12.53.6.77

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Characteristics and Material Analysis on the Drafts of Buddhist Paintings in the Late 19^th and the Early 20^th Century 19세기 말~20세기 초 불화 초본의 재질 분석

30 December 2021. pp. 77-84

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Abstract

A draft of Buddhist paintings is a sketch based on Buddhist scriptures, and sketching is the first step of the process. This is the most foundational step of Buddhist paintings, and at the same time, the first draft itself can be a completed artwork. Buddhist paintings are usually drawn on various materials such as silk, hemp, cotton, and paper, whereas drafts are drawn on paper. Compared to Buddhist paintings, most of drafts are not well preserved. In this study, scientific investigation and analysis were conducted to study the properties of materials used for drafts of Buddhist paintings in the late 19^th and the early 20^th Century. The material used to prepare the drafts is either Yuji (oiled paper) or Hanji (traditional Korean paper). Yuji is thicker, heavier, and denser than Hanji. When the drafts made from Yuji are vulnerable to heat, they become oxidized and decolored to dark-brown. A fiber analysis of the drafts reveals that they were drawn on Hanji which was made of mulberry fibers. In the oxidized drafts made of Yuji, mulberry fibers were broken.

Keywords

Drafts of Buddhist Painting

oiled paper

Korean traditional paper

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Publisher :Korea Technical Association of The Pulp and Paper Industry
Publisher(Ko) :한국펄프종이공학회
Journal Title :Journal of Korea TAPPI
Journal Title(Ko) :펄프종이기술
Volume : 53
No :6
Pages :77-84
Received Date : 2021-11-26
Revised Date : 2021-12-23
Accepted Date : 2021-12-24
DOI :https://doi.org/10.7584/JKTAPPI.2021.12.53.6.77

Journal of Korea TAPPI ISSN:0253-3200(Print) 펄프종이기술

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