Study of the red lacquer from a pair of Namban stirrups by Py-GC/MS

Autor: José Carlos Frade, Isabel Ribeiro, José Graça, José Rodrigues
Jazyk: English<br />Spanish; Castilian<br />Portuguese
Rok vydání: 2009
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Zdroj: Conservar Património, Vol 9, Pp 57-66 (2009)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1646-043X
2182-9942
DOI: 10.14568/cp9_7
Popis: Oriental lacquer is a material of vegetal origin that is used in the Asian countries as a coating for the most varied kinds of religious and civil use objects. With the Portuguese arrival to the East, the Europeans started to develop a taste for the exotic and exquisite Art of Lacquer. From the 16th century onwards a lacquerware market developed with numerous lacquered objects being brought to Europe. In this work, the red lacquer from a pair of Namban stirrups was studied by Py-GC/MS (pyrolysis-gas chromatography/mass spectrometry). The results were compared with lacquer references, and the lacquer type was identified. Based on the results, the stirrups' lacquering technique and the performance of Py-CG/MS in the identification of oriental lacquers are also discussed.
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