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Among sites on the World Heritage List, the Mogao Grottoes, Dunhuang, China, preserves the largest number of wall paintings, which embody painting techniques and materials used for hundreds of years. Following many years of analysis and research, the Dunhuang Academy, which is responsible for overseeing the caves, has succeeded in establishing the main pigments and organic colorants used in the creation of the paintings, and has developed a set of analytical approaches and techniques for better understanding their technology. As an example, this paper examines in detail the wall painting technology of Cave 98.
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Bomin, S. (2021). Wall Painting Materials and Techniques of the Mogao Grottoes. In: Aoki, S., et al. Conservation and Painting Techniques of Wall Paintings on the Ancient Silk Road. Cultural Heritage Science. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-33-4161-6_14
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