Both conservation and intervention methods must be compatible with each other and
appropriate for the original building materials. Therefore, the characterization of historic …

In the past 30 years the study of the composition and chemistry of Asian lacquers has
reached a high level of interest among scientists and conservators. As a result, analytical …

Situated in the village of Lama Temple on the eastern bank of the Wulie River in Chengde,
Puren Temple stands as one of the few remaining royal temples of great importance from the …

This paper investigates the typology of physical values in terms of architectural heritage
conservation. In all scientific research on architectural heritage, one or more physical …

The murals of Ming Dynasty North Mosque in Linqing, Shandong Province, Eastern China,
are of significant cultural and historical importance. Their final restoration date remains …

This work presents the results of an investigation of the lacquer objects excavated from a
Chu tomb in China (Warring States, 481–221 BC). This study is engaged in the examination …

The in-situ measurement was carried out on the pigments used in the colored drawings in
the Altar of Agriculture (Beijing, China) for the first time by portable Raman and ED-XRF …

Urushi is the oldest and most precious lacquer used since antiquity in East Asia. For artistic
purposes, in order to obtain suitable rheological properties, the lacquer is usually mixed with …

The spontaneous degradation of pigments in painting may occur depending on
environment, especially the surrounding condition of high humidity and soluble salts. Even …

In order to understand the painting materials and profile structures used in the creation of
Chinese ancient folk architectural paintings, the architectural paintings of the Bell and Drum …