The Walters Chinese Wood-and-Lacquer Buddha: A Technical Study

A technical study was performed on a significant early life-size wood-core dry-lacquer Chinese Buddha to determine the date and method of its manufacture. The techniques used to study the image include x-radiography, radiocarbon dating, microscopy, scanning electron microscopy, Fourier transform inf...

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Published in:	The Journal of the Walters Art Gallery Vol. 51; pp. 105 - 120
Main Author:	Strahan, Donna K.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Baltimore, Md Trustees of the Walters Art Gallery 01-01-1993 Walters Art Gallery, Trustees
Subjects:	Art galleries Bones Buddhism Chinese art Colors Lacquers Lead Pigments Sculpture
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Summary:	A technical study was performed on a significant early life-size wood-core dry-lacquer Chinese Buddha to determine the date and method of its manufacture. The techniques used to study the image include x-radiography, radiocarbon dating, microscopy, scanning electron microscopy, Fourier transform infrared spectrophotometry, and x-ray diffraction. The analysis revealed the sculpture to be constructed of a multi-piece wood core, covered with two lacquer-impregnated layers of cloth, five bone-bulked lacquer layers, and at least six sequential layers of painted design.
ISSN:	0083-7156 2328-384X