“Hunting with Falcons” Preservation Treatment Report

Samuel P. Harn Museum of Art, University of Florida possession, Kim, Hong-do fecit “기마응렵도” Preservation Treatment Report “Hunting with Falcons”

2014

Yong-In University Traditional Cultural assets Preservation Institute

Kim, Hong-do fecit “기마응렵도” preservation treatment Report “Hunting with Falcons”

Name of relic Kim, Hong-do fecit “기마응렵도” “Hunting with Falcons”

Possession agency Samuel P. Harn Museum of Art, University of Florida

Preservation agency Yong-In University Traditional cultural assets Preservation Institute

Period of Preservation treatment September of 2013 – November of 2014

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Content

Ⅰ. Project Outline ···························································· 1

Ⅱ. Policy of preservation treatment

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Ⅲ. Kim, Hong-do “기마응렵도(Hunting with Falcons)” ······· 2

Ⅳ. Target relic preservation treatment process ·················· 5

Ⅴ. Scientific research ···················································· 13

Ⅵ. Comparison of pre- and post preservation treatment ··· 16

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Ⅰ. Project outline ❏

Project

name

:

Kim,

Hong-do

“기마응렵도(Hunting

with

Falcons)”

preservation treatment and copy ❏ Period of preservation treatment : September of 2013 - November of 2014 ❏ Agency of preservation treatment : Yong-In University Traditional Cultural Assets Preservation Institute

Ⅱ. Policy of preservation treatment · Relic preservation treatment will be based on the form of production time and removal of the factors of damages for long term preservation of relic. · Relic preservation treatment will be proceeded from research, cleaning, reinforcement for deficit part and preservation treatment will be minimized as possible and reported for entire process on the report. · All the materials used for relic preservation treatment will be reversible and preservability should be approved.

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Ⅲ. Kim, Hong-do fecit “기마응렵도 (Hunting with Falcons)”

Front surface before preservation

Backside surface after preservation

treatment

treatment

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1. The status before preservation treatment ¡ The size of relic before treatment : height 138.6cm × width 51.3cm

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· Aging was proceeded on the entire relic. It is a scroll form of relic and

the glue used for backing was stiffened as time passed so the horizontal direction fold was severe with rolling/spreading. · The mounting of relic was detached from the picture and damaged. · It has contamination on entire surface and on backside part, uneven yellow foxing has spreaded. This is not sure that is from for backing using inappropriate paper for preservation or from environmental factors.

2. Policies before preservation treatment · The relic will be preserved actively after dismissing whole parts. · Reinforcement for deficit part will be based on surrounding mood. · With entire repairing, it must use mounting silk of production time as decorating scroll mounting.

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Ⅳ. Process of target relic preservation treatment 1. Research and photo taking · Research about the form: size, form, damage status and other appearance will be researched and recorded . · Research about the materials: the characteristics of support layer of the relic and color difference value of relic were measured and to examine component of pigment, X-ray Fluorescent Spectroscopy(XRF)1) was performed. · Photo taking: We took the pictures for preservation treatment process.

2. Disassembling · Existing silk and top·bottom axis was separated and the relic was disassembled.

1) X-ray Fluorescent Spectroscopy

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3. Existing backing paper removal and Existing fold preventing label removing ¡ On the relic, it was put reinforcement paper on front part, and removed rest of backing paper except for 1st baking paper, the closest one to relic.

Using tweezer, after removing existing baking paper, it was remove existing fold preventing label.

4. Painting silk disassembling ¡ After removing existing baking paper and existing fold preventing label, painting silk was disassembled from the relic.

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5. Wet cleaning ¡ Put the reinforcement paper on front part, with using spray containing filtering water, proceed wet cleaning. With wet cleaning, the contaminants on the entire surface covered will be removed.

6. Facing ¡ To remove existing 1st baking paper, facing was proceed which protecting surface as temporary backing. The glue for facing, a glue plant was used which easy to melted by water.

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7. 1st backing · Baking paper was naturally-dyed by alder tree and 100% of domestic Dak paper was used for backing. · On dyed baking paper, with wheat starch new glue, backing was proceeded.

Wheat starch2) new glue was traditional adhesive used in oriental made of starch excluding proteins from wheat.

8. 2nd backing 2) Wheat starch glue is made of starch remained only excluding proteins from wheat. In Chosun dynasty, wheat starch glue already had been used and the production technique was 山林經濟, recorded in 이제난고등. The reason of removing protein from wheat is to protect insect damages with removing proteins easy to be nutrients for insect and fungus. Wheat starch, which put into water and boiled, was called wheat starch new glue and this wheat starch new glue was contained in a jar for 7 - 10 years and became ferment type of glue, which was called wheat starch ferment flue. Wheat starch new glue has good adhesive strength and used for 1st backing and wheat starch ferment glue was not firm after backing so used for 2nd and 3rd backing of axis form of relic like scroll, roll of paper contained as rolled status.

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¡ It is backing with using Dak paper including aleurone and ferment glue made of wheat starch. Wheat starch ferment glue was fermented new wheat starch glue for 7-10 years so it is not firm but flexible so is able to reduce horizontal fold of scroll form of relic. In this case, 2nd baking paper was proceeded in opposite direction of 1st baking paper direction.

9. Insert a fold preventing label ¡ After 2nd backing, reinforced silk boundary part and fold occurred part were attached with fold preventing label made of Dak paper with using light table and lightening from relic side.

10. Scroll decoration ¡ It is decorated with connecting preservation treatment painting silk and painting as scroll form.

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11. 3rd backing ¡ Likewise 2nd backing, it is backing with using aleurone containing Dak paper and wheat starch fermented glue.

12. Last backing and drying ¡ Last backing was proceeded as original form, first backing using wheat starch glue and attach on the drying board to be dried. For total drying days, 1/2 was for the front part and the rest of 1/2 was for the backside enough to be dried.

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13. Front reinforcement silk ¡ At the surface deficit part, it is molded with aging treated painting silk similar to main painting silk. Based on research data, with considering weft and warp thread and the thickness of thread, reinforcement painting silk was determined and this was dyed naturally by alder tree to math the painting ‘s atmosphere.

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14. Reinforcement coloring ¡ Entire mood was matched with coloring at reinforced silk part. At this moment, dye system was used for coloring and the deficit part was filled by drawing or not matching just same color as main painting but coloring not to interfere the entire painting mood.

15. Scroll finishing ¡ Connecting preservation treatment painting silk part and painting, it is decorated with top․bottom axis, hanging axis as scroll form.

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16. Relic containing box ¡ The painting was rolled with broadly rolling axis and contained in a paulownia tree box.

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Ⅴ. Scientific research ¡ Coloring was done on front/backside of Surface and this coloring status was took by microscope and the properties was examined by XRF(X-Ray Fluorescence).

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Microscope picture Front part (×160)

Front part (×300)

1. Back-

Pigment analysis

Ca, Pb

ground

Ca, Pb

2. Foxing

3. Back-

Ca, Pb

ground (dark)

4. Back-

Ca, Pb

ground (less dark)

5. Tale

Ca, Pb

surroundings

6. Dag

Ca, Pb

tale (red)

7. Saddle

Ca, Hg

(red)

8. Fruit

Ca, Hg

(red)

9. Seal

Ca, Hg

(red)

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Note

Front part (×160)

Front part ×300)

Pigment analysis

10.

Ca, Hg

Signature 2 (적색)

11.

Ca, Pb

Soulder (blue)

12. Saddle

Ca, Pb

(blue)

13. Horse

Ca, Pb

(yellow)

14. Face

Ca, Pb

(yellow)

15. Rock

Ca, Pb

(black)

16. Dog

Ca, Pb

(black)

17. Rock deficit

Ca, Pb

part (black)

18. Leaves

Ca, Zn

(black

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Note

â…Ľ. Comparison of pre- and post preservation treatment

Before preservation treatment, front part

After preservation treatment, front part

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Before preservation treatment backside

After preservation treatment backside

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Before preservation treatment, size

After preservation treatment, size

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Before preservation treatment

After preservation treatment

Before preservation treatment

After preservation treatment

Before preservation treatment

After preservation treatment

Before preservation treatment

After preservation treatment

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” Consultation For more accurate and delicate preservation treatment, Overseas Cultural Heritage Foundation, Jason Steuber - Harn Cofrin Curator of Asian Art, Samuel P. Harn Museum of Art, University of Florida-, Cultural Heritage Administration were consultants for this project.

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Samuel P. Harn Museum of Art, University of Florida Possession Kim, Hong-do fecit “기마응렵도(Hunting with Falcons)” preservation treatment participants

Preservation treatment organization Yong-In University Traditional Cultural Assets preservation Institute

Chief Officer Park, Ji-sun

Senior researcher Lee, Nam-yi

Researcher Kim,Ok-sun · Park, Ha-young

Assistant researcher Choi,Bo-ra · Han,Hye-min · Cho,Da-young · Han,Samg-min ·Won,Ho-sung ·Jang,Yun-jung

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