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IDENTIFICATION OF URUSHI COATED FILMS TAKEN FROM ANCIENT BUDDHA IMAGES BY USING PIXE, FT-IR, AND ORGANIC ELEMENTAL ANALYSIS
Preview AbstractSix types of samples including urushi, urushi tree and black coating films taken from ancient Buddha images were examined by analyses of PIXE, organic element and FT-IR to identify with urushi another material. Based on the results of three analytical experiments above mentioned, the coating materials aging over hundreds of years were identified with weathered urushi films mixed with other material. Further investigation may reveal the urushi coating techniques used in the past.