ABSTRACT

A significant coffer in the Royal Swedish collection, inventory number HGK 406, is examined. The aim is to confirm or add new data concerning its age, provenance, and components of manufacture. The scientific analyses include microscopy of cross and thin sections, wood species identification, scanning electron microscopy with energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy, X−ray fluorescence microscopy, pyrolysis-gas chromatography-mass spectrometry, strontium isotope ratio measurement, and radiocarbon dating. To a lesser degree, the investigation also includes excerpting and examining historical documents. The results show that the body wood is Thujopsis dolabrata BUN 1248, a strong indication for a Japanese origin of the coffer. The urushi coating is made with sap harvested in Japan from the species Toxicodendron vernicifluum. The decorations include gold powder, red iron oxide, and cinnabar pigments. Radiocarbon dating supports dating of the coffer, also based on its style, as late sixteenth or early seventeenth century. While all the results may not stand alone, the study shows that a methodology with a multidisciplinary approach can produce new knowledge, as well as support or reject hypotheses arrived at from other kinds of sources.

摘要

检查了瑞典皇家收藏中的一个重要金库，库存编号 HGK 406。目的是确认或添加有关其年龄、出处和制造组件的新数据。科学分析包括横截面和薄片的显微镜检查、木材种类鉴定、带能量色散 X 射线光谱的扫描电子显微镜、X 射线荧光显微镜、热解-气相色谱-质谱法、锶同位素比测量和放射性碳测年。在较小程度上，调查还包括摘录和审查历史文献。结果表明，主体木材是Thujopsis dolabrata BUN 1248，强烈表明箱体起源于日本。漆器_涂层是用在日本从Toxicodendron vernicifluum中收获的树液制成的。装饰物包括金粉、氧化铁红和朱砂颜料。放射性碳测年支持金库的测年，也基于其风格，如 16 世纪末或 17 世纪初。虽然所有结果可能并不独立，但该研究表明，采用多学科方法的方法可以产生新知识，并支持或拒绝来自其他来源的假设。