Journal of the Korea Furniture Society (한국가구학회지)

Korea Furniture Society (한국가구학회)
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Tree-Ring Dating of Wood Elements Used for the Jeongjagak and Bigak Buildings of Kangrung (King Myoungjong's Tomb)

강릉 (명종) 정자각과 비각 목부재의 연륜연대 분석

  • Lee, Kwang-Hee (Conservation Science Team, The National Museum of Korea) ;
  • Kim, Sang-Kyu (Center for Tree-Ring Research, ASTRI, Chungbuk National University) ;
  • Park, Won-Kyu (School of Forest Resources, Chungbuk National University)
  • 이광희 (국립중앙박물관 보존과학팀) ;
  • 김상규 (충북대학교 농업과학기술연구소 연륜연구센터) ;
  • 박원규 (충북대학교 산림과학부)
  • Published : 2008.05.25
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Abstract

Kangrung is a royal tomb for King Myoungjong and his wife, Queen Jeongsun. According the record, Myoungjong died on 1567 and was buried in the present location at Gongrungdong, Nowonku, Seoul. During the 2006 repair for the Jeongjagak (memorial hall) and Bigak (tombs' house) of Kangrung, a dendrochronological analysis had been conducted. We took 79 samples, 74 from Jeongjagak and 5 from Bigak, respectively, for dating. There were three major cutting groups, i.e., 1692-1694, 1737, and 1859-1861. The first group was well matched with the date of reconstruction, which was written on the 'Sangryangmun', a formal record about building activities. The tree-ring results confirmed that the present buildings of Jeongjagak and Bigak in Kangrung were reconstructed in 1695. The second and third cutting groups indicated major repairs in Bigak.

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