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Study on the Chemical Composition and Lead Isotope Ratios of Lead Glaze Used on Blue Tiles from Gyeoungbokgung Palace

경복궁 청기와에 사용된 납유의 화학조성과 납동위원소 특성연구

  • So Jin Kim (Conservation Science Division, National Research Institute of Cultural Heritage) ;
  • Young Do Kim (Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Hanyang University)
  • 김소진 (국립문화유산연구원 보존과학연구실) ;
  • 김영도 (한양대학교 신소재공학과)
  • Received : 2024.05.27
  • Accepted : 2024.06.21
  • Published : 2024.06.28
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Abstract

Composition analysis and lead isotope ratio analysis were conducted to determine the coloring machanism on lead glaze used in Gyeongbokgung Palace and the provenance of the lead used as a flux. 31 blue tiles were classified into green, blue, and yellow. The chemical analysis of lead glazes on the blue tiles revealed that Pb, Si, and Cu were the main components, and trace amounts of Fe, Ca, Mg, and Al were detected. The Cu content was high in blue lead glaze, while Cu was not detected in yellow or brown lead glaze which instead had high Fe content. Therefore, it was found that lead was used as a flux and copper oxide as a coloring agent in the production of lead glaze. In addition, the lead isotope ratios of the lead glaze used in the blue tiles of Gyeongbokgung palace were plotted in zone 3 on the distribution map of lead isotope ratios on the Korean Peninsula, which includes Chungcheong-do and Jeolla-do. It is presumed that the flux for the lead glaze was sourced from galena found in these regions. The lead isotope ratios of the green glaze from the Three Kingdoms and Unified Silla period were mostly located outside the Korean Peninsula, showing that the provenance of lead had changed. In particular, the lead isotope ratios of the green glaze from the Three Kingdoms and Unified Silla period suggest exchange with neighboring countries. Also the lead isotope ratios of the green glazes from the same temple are different, so it is believed that they were made at different times or in different workshops.

경복궁 전각 청기와에 사용된 납유의 발색 원리와 용융제로 사용된 납의 산지를 확인하기 위해 성분 분석과 납동위원소비 분석을 실시했다. 청기와 31점을 녹색, 청색, 황색으로 구분하여 표면에 시유된 납유의 성분을 분석한 결과 Pb, Si, Cu가 주성분으로, Fe, Ca, Mg, Al 등이 미량으로 검출되었다. 청색 납유에서는 Cu의 함량이 높았으며 황색 또는 갈색의 납유에서는 Cu는 검출되지 않았고 Fe의 함량이 높게 나타났다. 따라서 납유의 제작에 용융제로 납을, 발색제로 산화동을 사용했음을 알 수 있었다. 또한 경복궁 청기와에 사용된 납유의 납동위원소비는 한반도 납동위원소비 분포도에서 충청도와 전라도를 포함하는 zone 3 영역에 도시되었으며, 납유의 용융제는 이들 지역에서 산출되는 방연석 등을 사용했을 것으로 추정된다. 삼국과 통일신라시대 녹유의 납동위원소비는 대부분 한반도를 벗어나 위치하여 납의 산지가 변화되었음을 알 수 있었다. 특히 녹유 전돌의 납동위원소비를 통해 주변국과의 교류를 추정할 수 있었으며 동일 사찰에서 출토된 녹유 전돌의 납동위원소비가 서로 달라 다른 시기 또는 다른 공방에서 제작된 것으로 판단할 수 있었다.

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본 연구는 국가유산청 국립문화유산연구원 문화유산조사연구(R&D) 사업의 지원을 받아 수행되었으며 분석시료를 협조해주신 국립서울문화유산연구원에 감사드린다.

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