| This paper is divided into 4 sections.In the first section the author discussed application history, development, chemical and physical property of ancient Chinese frequently used 22 mineral pigments. And plentiful background information was offered to readers.In the second section, the author discuss focused on methodology of pigments' analysis including thin-section, cross-section, especially the polarized light microscopy. PLM method can identify and distinguish pigments with the different particle optical characteristics. Compare with SEM and XRF, which may only offer data of elements, it has advantage of undamaged, economy, convenienty, speediness, exactness. In addition, polarized light micro-analysis combining with laser Raman microscopy was also outlined, and such combination makes pigments identification more exactly and reliable.In the third section, polarized light microscopy and related database was discussed and the database software was also offered. This software offers such a powerful tool that makes PLM method more maneuverable and practicable, and benefits on Chinese pigments application and technique history study.In the fourth section, some research examples which utilized polarized light microscopy helped with micro-chemical method and Raman microscopy were discussed: identification of pigments on Han Dynasty tomb terra-cotta figures, Shandong Province, which is one of most important excavated sites in 2003; identification of pigments on East Han Dynasty tomb wall painting, Xi'an, and found Han purple and Vinadine yellow; identification of pigments on Guanyin Temple wall painting, Sichuan Province (timed from Ming Dynasty to Qing Dynasty); identification of one Ming and Qing Dynasty architecture polychrome's blue pigment, Beijing, which the restorers had failed to identify; identification of pigments in one Tang Dynasty tomb pigment containers, Xi'an; identification of Tang Dynasty tomb... |
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