Journal of the Korea Furniture Society (한국가구학회지)

Korea Furniture Society (한국가구학회)
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Tree-Ring Dating of Wood Elements of Jibokjae, Hyubgildang and Palujung at Kyungbok Palace in Seoul

경복궁 집옥재, 협길당 및 팔우정 목부재의 연륜연대 분석

  • Lee, Kwang-Hee (Tree-Ring Material Bank, Chungbuk National University) ;
  • Park, Won-Kyu (Department of Wood & Paper Science, Chungbuk National University)
  • 이광희 (충북대학교 목재연륜소재은행) ;
  • 박원규 (충북대학교 목재.종이과학과)
  • Published : 2010.01.25
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Abstract

Three buildings -Jibokjae, Hyubgildang and Palujung- are connected each other and consist of a library and reception complex for royal kings at Kyungbok Palace in Seoul. Jibokjae and Hyubgildang were known to have been moved from Changdok Palace in A.D. 1891. No construction records have been known for Palujung. In 2004, during repair of three buildings, a dendrochronological analysis was conducted to examine their building histories. We took 67 wood samples for dendrochronological analysis; 20 from Jibokjae, 37 Hyubgildang and 10 Palujung, respectively. The results showed that the felling dates of Jibokjae and Hyubgildang woods were A.D. 1877-1879/1880, indicating original construction of two buildings at early 1880s. Felling dates of Palujung were 1886-1889/1890, those of roof filling timbers 1890 and the connection part between Hyubgildang and Jibokjae 1886, confirming 1891's movement of Hyubgildang and Jibokjae and adding a new building, Palujung.

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