Abstract
Background/Objectives: The analysis plan on the signboard of Gwanghwamoon is the research inferencing the background color and the handwriting color of the signboard by scientifically analyzing the gelatin glass plate image of Gwanghwamoon (1916) possessed by National Museum of Korea, the gelatin glass plate image of Gwanghwamoon (1902) possessed by The University of Tokyo, Japan, and the printed image of Gwanghwamoon (around 1893) possessed by Smithsonian Museum, USA.Methods/Statistical analysis: This study aimed to reproduce the then photographing condition and equipment of the old pictures in order to compare and analyze the three old pictures aforementioned.Findings: The restoration of tangible cultural properties through picture analysis and reproduction research will lay a cornerstone and the excellent case for future restoration project of similar tangible cultural properties. In restoration of cultural properties, scientific historical research is critical and basic process. Moreover, in case that photograph data exists, it can be utilized as a very valuable evidence data.Improvements/Applications: On the other hand, the photograph data can also be a dangerous trap without scientific research analysis that reproduces the condition of the time of the shooting; hence, the results of this study can be a good example of scientific analysis in restoration work.
Highlights
Cultural heritage is the products in which the spirit of the Korean race is dwelt; it is the heritage to be conserved in good manner and inherited to the younger generation in future
A printed photograph of Gwanghwamoon in 1893 under the possession of Smithsonian Museum, USA was found after the restoration process and it was claimed that the colors of the background and the handwriting are switched when comparing the current signboard of Gwanghwamoon and the photograph
This study aimed to propose the method of inferencing the color of the background and handwriting of the Gwanghwamoon signboard through scientific approaches
Summary
Cultural heritage is the products in which the spirit of the Korean race is dwelt; it is the heritage to be conserved in good manner and inherited to the younger generation in future. Shapes and colors of tangible cultural properties, in particular, are changed by physical conditions including temperature, humidity, and light; restoration and management should be processed after conducting sufficient researches based on scientific evidences. The signboard of Gwanghwamoon that is currently located in the south of the Gyeongbokgung Palace, Seoul has been restored to black handwriting in white background according to the historic research based on the gelatin glass plate images under the possession of National Museum of Korea and The University of Tokyo, Japan that was taken in 1916 and 1092, respectively. This study aimed to propose the method of inferencing the color of the background and handwriting of the Gwanghwamoon signboard through scientific approaches. This study aimed to promote the experts to obtain more objective research results by proposing them the scientific analysis method. Necessity of scientific analysis on the color of Gwanghwamoon signboard is summarized below
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