Journal of the Korea Furniture Society (한국가구학회지)

Korea Furniture Society (한국가구학회)
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Tree-Ring Dating of Wooden Furniture in The National Museum of Korea

국립중앙박물관 수장고 소장 목가구의 수종 및 연륜연대분석

  • Kim, Yo-Jung (Department of Wood and Paper Science, Chungbuk National University) ;
  • Lee, Kwang-Hee (Tree-Ring Material Bank, Chungbuk National University) ;
  • Oh, Jung-Ae (Korea Forestry Promotion institute, Test&Evaluation Team) ;
  • Kim, Soo-Chul (Conservation Science, Korea National University of Cultural Heritage)
  • 김요정 (충북대학교 목재.종이과학과) ;
  • 이광희 (충북대학교 목재연륜소재은행) ;
  • 오정애 (한국임업진흥원 시험평가팀) ;
  • 김수철 (한국전통문화대학교 보존과학과)
  • Received : 2014.07.24
  • Accepted : 2014.10.08
  • Published : 2014.10.25
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Abstract

We present the dendrochronological dates of Korean wooden furnitures in National Museum of Korea. Six of fourteen were successfully dated. Rice Chest (구 2225) was dated A.D. 1805 +. Others dated were Rice Chest (신수 9479; A.D. 1819), Rice Chest (신수 9475; A.D. $1826{\pm}10$), Ganghwa-Chest with a flap door (구 2341; A.D. $1842{\pm}10$), Ganghwa-Chest with a flap door (구 3124; A.D. $1859{\pm}10$), Chest with a flap door (신수 15731; A.D. $1865{\pm}10$). Most of existing cabinets were made in 1800s. Rice Chest (신수 9479) was the earliest piece of furniture in the collections of National Museum. The furniture is usually composed one species. The major species was Pinus densiflora.

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