ABSTRACT

Two artefacts in royal custody, an étagère (inventory number HGK401) and a writing desk (inventory number HGK1249), that display specific aspects of Swedish Rococo furniture in an exciting combination, are re-examined through scientific means. Microscopy of cross sections, wood species identification, scanning electron microscopy with energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy, X-ray fluorescence microscopy, and pyrolysis-gas chromatography-mass spectrometry analyses reveal some of their physical and chemical characteristics. The results show that the original wood includes hinoki, and the actual urushi ware originates from at least two different artefacts, of which one was made in Japan. A specific mixture of saps hitherto only confirmed on historical Ryukyu Island urushi artefacts was detected. Blue coloured urushi is verified.

摘要

皇家保管的两件手工艺品，一个étagère（库存编号HGK401）和一张写字台（库存编号HGK1249），它们以令人兴奋的组合展示了瑞典洛可可家具的特定方面，通过科学手段进行了重新检查。横截面显微镜、木材种类鉴定、具有能量色散 X 射线光谱的扫描电子显微镜、X 射线荧光显微镜和热解-气相色谱-质谱分析揭示了它们的一些物理和化学特性。结果表明，原始木材包括桧木和实际漆。器皿至少来自两种不同的手工艺品，其中一种是在日本制造的。检测到了一种特殊的混合树液，迄今为止仅在历史琉球岛漆器文物中得到证实。蓝色漆被验证。