Abstract

Digital technology is being increasingly designed and employed to support the preservation and restoration of ancient murals. The contributions of digital technologies to this study were planned from the very beginning, as the complexity of this restoration necessitated the design of innovative procedures to manage the restoration and reconstruction processes and to record the details and deformation of the mural. This paper takes the digital restoration of the "maid holding a fan" mural in the Tang Zhaoling Duan Jianbi tomb as an example. In view of the large number and dislocation of mural fragments, the application of digital restoration technology and its achievements in the restoration of this ancient mural are preliminarily explored in combination with high-precision digital information collection and recording. Technical suggestions and details regarding the digital restoration of the mural are put forward to serve as guidance for the preservation and restoration of ancient murals.

Highlights

  • Duan Jianbi is a part of the burial tomb of a niece of Tang Taizong Li Shimin, a dying patient in the second year of Yonghui (651); the burial tomb is approximately 5 kms northwest of Zhaoling

  • In view of the large number and dislocation of mural fragments, the application of digital restoration technology and its achievements in the restoration of this ancient mural are preliminarily explored in combination with high-precision digital information collection and recording

  • Technical suggestions and details regarding the digital restoration of the mural are put forward to serve as guidance for the preservation and restoration of ancient murals

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Summary

Introduction

Duan Jianbi is a part of the burial tomb of a niece of Tang Taizong Li Shimin, a dying patient in the second year of Yonghui (651); the burial tomb is approximately 5 kms northwest of Zhaoling. The object of the digital restoration described in this paper is a poorly

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Collection of a Mural High‐Definition Matrix Orthophoto
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Analysis of the Status of the Maid Mural Surface
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Contour Extraction of the Existing Fragments of the Maid Mural
Edge Analysis of Mural Fragments
Vectorized Edge Contour Extraction of Mural Fragments
Digital Splicing Basis
Drawing Technique and Workmanship
Edge Tooth Marks
Relative Position
Surface Curvature
Digital Preservation Splicing Results
Mural Restoration and Line Drawing Restoration
Mural Entity Restoration
Comparative Restoration of the Mural Entities
Removal of the Mural Limestone Layer and Keel
Cleaning the Mural Surface
Making a New Limestone Layer
Restoration of Mural Picture Layer
Conclusion
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