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A Study on the Optical Characteristics According to the Lacquer Drying Conditions for the Conservation of Lacquerwares

칠기문화재 보존을 위한 옻칠 건조조건에 따른 광학적 특성 연구

  • Hwang, In Sun (Department of Heritage Conservation And Restoration, Graduate School of Cultural Heritage, Korea National University of Cultural Heritage) ;
  • Park, Jung Hae (Department of Heritage Conservation And Restoration, Graduate School of Cultural Heritage, Korea National University of Cultural Heritage) ;
  • Kim, Soo-Chul (Department of Conservation Science, University of Science and Technology, Korea National University of Cultural Heritage)
  • Received : 2018.07.30
  • Accepted : 2018.09.12
  • Published : 2018.09.25

Abstract

In conservation treatment lacquer has been used variously as a restoration material. However, dealing with Lacquer is very difficult as it dried in high humidity that can be harmful to the base materials. Also being natural varnish, dried lacquer layer is very different from the drying condition and the quality of the lacquer. These make difficult to predict the result of drying lacquer. In this study, using the humidity control machine, firstly, the main contents of the two different type of lacquer was experimented. And these lacquers was cured in various conditions. The duration time was checked until totally hardened. After that, obtained lacquer layers was analyzed to understand optical properties. Therefore, this study made a result about the relationship between characteristics of lacquer layer and the hardening condition. As a result, duration time of the Korean lacquer drying which has average 13.4% more urushiol than the Chinese lacquer is recorded a twice or triple decrease over it of the Chinese one. And, in all types of lacquer, the higher humidity makes the faster a pace of lacquer dried. In same lacquer, the shorter the duration time of drying lacquer is much darker and glossier. However, gloss deteriorated in saturated humidity. In humidity lower than RH 70%, lacquer is not hardened in 336 hours. When the layer totally cured through long period more than 30 days, the drying lacquer is appeared high brightness and almost transparent. Thus, in lower than RH 70%, it is hard to obtain durable layer.

칠기문화재의 보존처리는 문화재 보존 복원의 기본 원칙에 따라 전통재료를 활용하여 보존처리하는 것을 기본으로 하므로 보존처리 재료로써 옻칠의 사용이 요구된다. 하지만 옻칠은 고습의 환경에서 건조가 이루어져 수분에 의한 기물의 손상 가능성을 주의해야 한다. 또한 천연물질이므로 종류 및 산지에 따라 성분 조성이 달라져 이에 따른 건조특성과 건조조건이 다르게 나타나는 특징이 있어 균일한 결과를 내기 어렵다. 본 연구에서는 옻칠 조습 건조기를 이용하여 성분 함량에 따른 옻칠의 건조조건을 파악하고 결과로 얻어지는 옻칠 도막의 광학적 특성을 분석하여 데이터베이스화 하고자 하였다. 동일한 환경에 두 종류의 옻칠을 노출한 결과, 수분을 제외한 주성분비에서 우루시올의 비율이 평균 13.4% 높은 국내산 옻칠이 낮은 중국산 옻칠보다 건조속도가 2 배 ~ 3 배 빠름을 알 수 있었고 두 옻칠 모두 습도가 높은 환경일수록 건조시간이 단축됨을 확인하였다. 그리고 건조시간이 짧을수록 명도가 낮고 광택이 강한 옻칠 도막이 형성되었다. 단, 포화습도에서는 광택이 떨어지는 것을 확인하였다. 상대습도 70% 이하에서는 옻칠의 건조가 원활히 이뤄지지 않았고 장기간 건조되더라고 도막의 명도가 높고 색도 차이가 낮아 견고한 옻칠 도막을 형성하였다고 보기 어렵다.

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