November 18, Conservation Technology Exhibition held at the Museum in the capital city, Mianyang, Sichuan Province, the Western Han Dynasty, as the only paint horse exhibiting artifacts, for the first time to show.
Mianyang City Bureau of Cultural Relics Xi-Kam told reporters that, from 1992 to 2000, archaeological workers in Mianyang Yongxing double bag Shanxi Han tombs unearthed 560 pieces (sets) of lacquered, includes paint horse, lacquered figurines, lacquered cattle.
As has long been unearthed before the soaking water, wood cells have been completely filled with water, once dehydrated, artifacts will appear in patent leather off, wood body dry and so, therefore, these precious relics unearthed have been unable to meet with the world. National Heritage Board shall request, in April 2008, the Provincial Institute of Cultural Relics and Archaeology and Cultural Relics Bureau of Mianyang start "Bun Mianyang double dehydration of saturated reinforced lacquered control project", using the most advanced "single penetration polymerization" dehydration method replace the wood with the Alcohol octadecenoic cells in the water, to ensure that heritage intact. The first half of this year, more than 100 pieces of lacquered finished dehydrated reinforcement device.
Xi-Kam said that the exhibition of the Western Han Dynasty in Beijing paint horse about 60 cm long, about 50 cm, a state secondary artifacts. After completion of dehydration reinforcement, this horse paint horse limbs intact, paint colors bright, lifelike manner.
It is reported that the exhibition for 3 months, were mobilized throughout the country more than 100 pieces of cultural relics (group), including the South China Sea No. 1 blue and white porcelain water shipwrecks, Fujian 1 Pingtan wreck reef water bowl white glaze porcelain, the earliest domesticated livestock and poultry bone specimens. Source: Sichuan Daily
