Spectrometric analysis of blue and green landscape painting’s pigments and toning methods-- A Case Study of “mounted landscape hanging scroll with ink and color on silk by Lei Lin”
Spectrometric analysis of blue and green landscape painting’s pigments and toning methods-- A Case Study of “mounted landscape hanging scroll with ink and color on silk by Lei Lin”
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Published
2023-03-15
Issue Date
2023-04-28
Abstract
In this paper, we
use microscope, large-format X-ray fluorescence scanning imaging, Raman
spectroscopy and other means to study the pigment types and color mixing
methods of the mounted landscape hanging scroll with ink and color on silk by Qing
Dynasty Lei Lin. The research results show theblue and green
landscape painting used azurite, malachite and Smalt to paint the top of the green
mountain. Azurite and malachite were used to paint green hillsides, foothills,
green leaves, ochre for brown trunks, and carbon black for dark branches,
roofs, and bridges. The blue-green peak used more Smalt than the
similar-colored hillsides and foothills. And the concentrations of azurite and malachite
gradually decrease from the hilltop to the hillside, which showed that the
artist used the mixture of different pigments and changes the concentration of the
pigments to highlight the undulation of mountains and increase the
three-dimensional sense of the picture. The results show that the surface
scanning method can obtain more comprehensive information of cultural relics,
avoid the lack of detection information. Combining with the traditional point
collection method, surface scanning method can realize the research on the
kinds of pigments and the methods of toning in Chinese traditional scroll
painting.
WU Na, Li Zheng, WANG Keqing.
Spectrometric analysis of blue and green landscape painting’s pigments and toning methods-- A Case Study of “mounted landscape hanging scroll with ink and color on silk by Lei Lin”. Chinese Journal of Light Scattering. 2023, 35(1): 46-54 https://doi.org/10.13883/j.issn1004-5929.202301007