莫高窟第88窟西夏壁画病害分析

A Disease Analysis of the Xixia Period Murals in Cave No.88 at the Mogao Caves

莫高窟第88窟始建于盛唐,西夏、清都曾重修,现存西夏重绘壁画约66平方米。因受自然环境和人为等诸多因素影响,窟内大面积壁画病害严重,本文采用多种学科结合的方法,分析了第88窟壁画的制备材料、方法、工艺,并在对壁画现状分析的基础上,就其主要病害的状态作出初步评估,为敦煌西夏壁画的研究提供了资料,也为石窟壁画保护提供了实例材料。

Cave 88 at the Mogao Grottoes was established during the High Tang Period and underwent some reconstruction and repairing activities during the Xixia period and Qing Dynasty,respectively.A size of 66m2 of the murals that was repainted during the Xixia period is preserved.Large areas of the murals experience severe damage due to various environmental influences and human damages.This research applied multiple analytical approaches to examine the raw material and preparation technique of the murals in cave 88.Based on the evaluation of their current condition,this research also made an initial assessment of the main diseases that are responsible for the damage of the murals.This research therefore provides new material to the study of Xixia period murals at Dunhuang and offers an exemplary case to the conservation of murals in grotto temples.