Scientific investigations of antique lacquers from a 17th-century japanese ornamental cabinet

Archaeometry

Volumn 52, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1044-1056

  Pitthard, V ^a   Wei, S ^b   Miklin Kniefacz, S ^c   Stanek, S ^a   Griesser, M ^a   Schreiner, M ^b  

^a Kunsthistorisches Museum Vienna   (Austria)

^b Akademie der Bildenden Kunste Wien   (Austria)

^c NONE   (Austria)

Author keywords

Ancient Lacquers; Conservation Restoration; Gc Ms; Japan; Microscopy; Pyrolysis; Sandarac; Sem; Shellac; Urushi

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEOLOGY; CONSERVATION; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; PIGMENT; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

JAPAN;

EID: 78650458548     PISSN: 0003813X     EISSN: 14754754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-4754.2009.00513.x     Document Type: Article

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