Technical Analysis and Conservation Treatment of a Mid-Eighteenth Century Chinese Carved Wood Lacquer Bodhisattva Sculpture

Department Chair

Patrick Ravines

Author

Lisa Ackerman

Date of Award

8-2017

Access Control

Open Access

Degree Name

Art Conservation, M.A., C.A.S.

Department

Art Conservation Department

Advisor

Jonathan Thornton

Department Home page

https://artconservation.buffalostate.edu

First Reader

Dr. Aaron Shugar

Second Reader

Dr Rebecca Ploeger

Third Reader

Jiuan-Jiuan Chen

Abstract

In order to determine the materials used, method of manufacture, origin, and method of treatment; conservation issues were assessed, and sampling was conducted in appropriate areas of the lacquer for analysis. Examination and analyses were carried out using photographic techniques, x- radiography, optical microscopy, X-Ray Fluorescence spectroscopy (XRF), Scanning Electron Microscopy and Energy Dispersive X-ray Spectroscopy (SEM-EDS), Fourier Transform Infrared spectroscopy (FTIR). Pyrolysis–Gas Chromatography–Mass Spectrometry (Py-GC-MS). The results were then used to consider materials, fabrication method, and possibilities of origin; and to formulate a plan for treatment using appropriate materials and methods.

Recommended Citation

Ackerman, Lisa, "Technical Analysis and Conservation Treatment of a Mid-Eighteenth Century Chinese Carved Wood Lacquer Bodhisattva Sculpture" (2017). Art Conservation Master's Projects. 71.
https://digitalcommons.buffalostate.edu/art_con_projects/71