Conservation and Painting Techniques of Wall Paintings on the Ancient Silk Road

ISBN-13: 9789813341609 / Angielski / Twarda / 2021 / 323 str.

Shigeo Aoki; Yoko Taniguchi; Stephen Rickerby

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Chap. 1 Aim and Background of This Book
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PART I Wall Paintings in Greece, Rome and Byzantine

Chap. 2 Universality and Diversity of Wall Paintings
Masaru Aoyagi, specially-appointed professor, Tokyo University of the Arts

Chap. 3 PXRF and FTIR Spectrometry Applied to the Study of Azurite and Smalt in Romanian Medieval Mural painting
Olimpia Barbu, the National History Museum of Rumania

Chap. 4 Wall Paintings of the Church in Balkans Area
Midori Hidaka, Tokyo University of the Arts, Japan

PART II Wall Paintings in West Asia

Chap. 5 At the Western Edge of the Silk Road: Challenges of Conserving Unique Nabataean Wall Painting in Petra, Jordan
Stephen Rickerby, Private wall painting conservator, UK

Chap. 6 Deterioration and Conservation of Cappadocia Wall Painting
Murat Gulyaz, Nevsehir Museum, Turkey

Chap. 7 Techniques and Materials of Medieval Wall Painting in Cappadocia
Maria Andaloro, University of Tuscia, Italy

PART III Wall Paintings in South Asia and Central Asia --Diffusion of Buddhism Wall paintings--

Chap. 8 Deterioration and Conservation of Ajanta Wall Paintings
Deepak A. Gupta, Archaeological Survey of India

Chap. 9 Materials and Techniques of Ajanta Wall Paintings
Yoshiko Shimazu, National Museum of Japanese History

Chap. 10 Materials and Techniques of Polychromy of the Giant Buddha Statues in Bamiyan
Catharina Blaensdorf, Technische Universitaet Munich, Germany

Chap. 11 Materials and Techniques of Bamiyan Buddhist Wall Paintings
Yoko Taniguchi, University of Tsukuba, Japan

Chap. 12 Conservation of Displaced Wall Paintings --from Bamiyan to Mes Aynak--
Takayasu Kijima, Tokyo University of the Arts

Chap. 13 Deterioration and Conservation of Wall Paintings in Tajikistan
Bobomullo Bobomulloev, National Museum of Antiquities of Tajikistan

Chap. 14 Deterioration and Conservation of Uzbekistan Wall Paintings
Otabek Aripdjanov, Museum of History of Uzbekistan

PART IV Wall Paintings in Western Regions China --Reception of Buddhism Wall Paintings--

Chap. 15 Materials and Techniques of Kizil Wall Paintings
Zhou Zhibo, Kizil Institute, China

Chap. 16 Wall Painting Material Analysis and Restoration of Mogao Grottoes
Su Bomin, The Conservation Institute of Dunhuang Academy, China

Chap. 17 Coloring Techniques and Materials of Dunhuang Mogao Caves 285
Hiromi Takabayashi, Kyoto City University of Arts, Japan

PART V Wall Paintings in Eastern Asia

Chap. 18 Conservation Trends for Mural Paintings of Buddhist Temple in Korea
Hwa-soo Lee, Chungbuk National University, Korea

Chap. 19 Conservation for Plaster Based Wall Paintings of Tumulus in Japan
Noriko Hayakawa, Tokyo National Research Institute for Cultural Properties, Japan

PART VI Current Issues on the Conservation of Wall Paintings

Chap. 20 Rethinking our Models of Wall Painting Conservation: Are We Doing the Right Thing?
Stephen Rickerby, Private wall painting conservator, (Former researcher, Courtauld Institute of Art, UK)

Chap. 21 The Conservation and Usage of Dunhuang Wall Paintings
Su Bomin, The Conservation Institute of Dunhuang Academy, China

Chap. 22 Preservation and Utilization of Wall Paintings in Japan --Focusing on Takamatsuzuka Tomb and Kitora—
Shigemasa Udagawa, Agency for Cultural Affairs, Japan

Chap. 23 Conclusion --Issues and prospects of mural research—
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Shigeo Aoki is Visiting Professor at Tokyo University of the Arts. His work focuses on conservation of the wall paintings of ruins. He received his B.A. in Archaeology from Kokugakuin University in 1972. He was honored with the Dunhuang Award from Gansu Province in China in 2005, the Academic Award from the Japan Society for the Conservation of Cultural Property in 2012, and the Order of the Sacred Treasure, Gold Rays with Rosette in 2017.  

Yoko Taniguchi is Associate Professor at the University of Tsukuba. She mainly works on painting techniques for wall paintings such as Cappadocia, Ajanta, Bamiyan, Dunhuang Caves and Kizil Caves. She graduated from the Graduate School of Conservation Science, Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music in 1998. 

Stephen Rickerby is a wall painting conservator and works on wall painting projects around the globe. He received his M.A. in Art History from the University of Aberdeen in 1984 and his Postgraduate Diploma in Conservation of Wall Paintings from the Courtauld Institute of Art, (University of London) in 1988.  

Michiyo Mori is Project Researcher on Buddhist wall paintings at Tokyo University of the Arts. Her work focuses on wall paintings on the Silk Road in the context of art history. She received her master’s degree for her work on Buddhist art in Central Asia from Waseda University in 2001. She has also studied Buddhist Archaeology in Graduate School of Archaeology and Museology, Peking University between 2003-2005. 

Takayasu Kijima is Professor at Tokyo University of the Arts and is known as Icon, Oil Painting and Wall Painting Conservator. He graduated from Sokei Academy of Fine Art in 1977. He served as Project Leader of the international conservation project for collecting and restoring Bamiyan wall paintings and contributed to the development of new restoration technology. 

Su Bomin is Deputy Director at the Dunhuang Academy in China. His work focuses on wall painting conservation. He received his Doctor in Chemistry from Lanzhou University in 2003. He was Director of the Conservation Institute of Dunhuang Academy.  

Fumiyoshi Kirino is Professor at Tokyo University of the Arts. His work focuses on conservation science and material chemistry, particularly pigment analysis of wall paintings in Dunhuang and Kizil Caves using X-ray fluorescence and diffraction analyses. He received his master’s degree from Tokyo Institute of Technology in 1981.

Blurb

This book presents recent research on ancient Silk Road wall paintings, providing an up-to-date analysis of their coloring materials and techniques, and of developments in efforts to preserve them.

The destruction of the Bamiyan Buddhas in 2001 encouraged international collaboration between conservation research institutes to study and protect the Silk Road’s painted heritage. The collaborations led to exciting new discoveries of the rich materials used in wall painting, including diverse pigments and colorants, and various types of organic binding media. In addition, comparative research across the region revealed shared painting practices that indicate the sophisticated exchange of technologies and ideas. In parallel with these advances in technical understanding, greater awareness and sensitivity has been fostered in endeavors to preserve this fragile heritage. 

The book offers insights obtained from conservation projects and ongoing research, that encompass the geographical regions and periods related to the Silk Road, including from Japan, China, Korea, India and Afghanistan, and countries of the Eastern Mediterranean region. It also discusses the current issues and future challenges in the field. Featuring concise chapters, the book is a valuable resource for students and professionals in the field of cultural heritage preservation, as well as those who are not familiar with the fascinating topic of Silk Road wall painting research.