The history of the pottery & ceramic conservation

도토기 보존처리 사례(역사) 연구

  • Ham, Chul-Hee (Department of Conservation for Culture, Hanseo University) ;
  • Yang, Pil-Seung (Department of Conservation Science, Seoul Museum of History)
  • 함철희 (한서대학교 문화재보존학과) ;
  • 양필승 (서울역사박물관 보존처리과)
  • Published : 2005.03.01

Abstract

No one can tell when, exactly, the conservation of potteries & ceramics began, however, according to the documents, it has a long history. Among the materials discovered up to the present, organic adhesives extracted from animals and plants such as bitumen were mainly used and resin, in 19th century, as well. As for inorganic adhesives, clay, lime and plaster were used as well as rivet, as one of mechanical methods. According to the conservation case studies in Korea, lacquer and gilding powdered gold were applied as treatment methods in some ceramics, but, in general, plaster and resins were used widely.

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