갑사 구장복의 장문 복원모사 연구 = A Study to Restore and Replicate the Symbol of the King in Gapsa Gujangbok

다국어 초록 (Multilingual Abstract)

To restore and replicate the symbol of the king in the Gapsa(fine silk) Gujangbok (King’s Ceremonial Robe with Nine Symbols)(important folklore cultural property no. 66) possessed by the National Museum of Korea, this study investigated the coloring pigments of the relic and considered the fabricating technique and process for the symbol. The restored and replicated the symbol of the king in the Gapsa Gujangbok is a dragon, mountain, flame, pheasant, vessel and Bul(黻) pattern. The restoration and replication of the symbols was conducted regarding the historical research into the accurate forms of the symbols and the reproduction of the colors as important tasks and ascertained the historical truths of the forms, colors, and materials based on the results of scientific analyses conducted by the National Museum of Korea. The colors of symbols of the Gapsa Gujangbok were made by combining five basic colors; yellow, red, green, blue, and white for individual symbols. Through analyses of the pigments, the yellow pigment was assumed to be gold and brass, the red pigment was assumed to be cinnabar, the green pigment was assumed to be a compound of copper and arsenic, the blue pigment was assumed to be a mixture of organic pigment and white lead, and the white pigment was assumed to be silver. The pigments actually used in the restoration and replication of the symbols of Gapsa Gujangbok were gold and brass powders for yellow, cinnabar for red, a mixture of malachite green, and opiment for green, a mixture of indigo and white lead, and silver powder for white. For the restoration and replication of the symbols, the symbols were largely divided into two groups; one group consisting of the five symbols drawn on the robe and the Bul(黻) pattern on the front cloth panel and the restoration and replication progressed through three processes; relic investigation, underdrawing production, and design replication. Attempts were made to leave the materials used in the restoration and replication and the production processes as records. The study for the restoration and replication of the symbols of Gapsa Gujangbok was conducted to estimate the original forms of the symbols based on scientific investigations of the relic and studies of actual techniques with a view to restoring the original forms.