Identification and conservation of Kongchong Jung's relics

정공청 장군 유품(중요민속자료 38호)의 분석과 보존처리

The Kong-Chung Jung's relics made of wooden materials were pre-examined for conservation. Kong-Chung Jung was a General of the Chosun Dynasty and his weapons were made of wood. The pre-examining method was focused on the quality and species of the wooden weapons. X-ray radiation was used for the observation of wood structure, and the condition of the relics was relatively good although they contained some cracks. The examination of species using optical microscope showed that the species of each relics were Pinus densiflora of hanging scroll pole, Lozoste lancifolia of a top of flagnole, Fraxinus sp. of a flagpole, Phyllostachys sp. of arrow shafts. For the conservation of the relics, celyl alcohol as dimensional stability chemicals was used and poly(vinyl acetate) and epoxy adhesives were also used for the joining and restoring of the relics.

조선시대의 정공청 장군의 유품 중 무기류의 주요한 재료인 목재의 보존을 위한 사전조사로써 재질조사와 수종식별 및 보존처리를 하였다. 재질의 구조적인 조사는 육안 및 X-ray로 실시하였으며 유물의 상태는 일부 미세한 할렬이 나타났지만 대체로 양호하였다. 광학현미경을 통한 수종조사 결과, 각 유품의 해당수종은 화살대가 대나무류, 깃봉이 육박나무, 깃대가 물푸레나무류, 족자대가 소나무이었다. 보존처리를 위한 치수 안정화 약재로써 세틸 알코올로 처리하였으며, 처리 후 접합고정에는 초산 비닐계와 에폭시계 접착제를 사용하였다.