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Non-destructive investigations were conducted by applying various analysis methods to investigate the production period of six wall paintings of the Sungseonjeon Hall in the royal tomb of King Suro, Historic Site No. 73 in Gimhae, South Korea. Portable microscopy and portable X-ray fluorescence analysis were performed in situ, and Raman spectroscopy and X-ray diffraction were applied to small fragments of painting layers. From microscopic observations, the size and arrangement of the mineral pigment particles used in the wall paintings were confirmed to be suitable for non-destructive analysis. Among the major elements and mineral phases detected in the wall paintings that are regarded to be earlier works (late 17th century), talc, minium with cinnabar, atacamite with botallackite, and lazurite have been detected in white, red, green, and blue specimens, respectively, confirming the use of traditional mineral pigments employed since ancient times. In contrast, in wall paintings added later (after the 19th century), anatase, minium, lavendulan with cornwallite, and lazurite were detected, along with crocoite in yellow specimens. These results indicate the existence of modern traces through synthetic pigments such as titanium white, emerald green, and chrome yellow, which were introduced by the West with the passage of time. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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