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A large number of Southern Song Dynasty costumes were unearthed from
Huangsheng Tomb in Fuzhou city, Fujian Province. The unlined clothing was
among funeral objects, and was made of the most common leno fabric, which
was light and transparent, and the clothing was in extremely poor
condition. To protect the unlined clothing, scientific evaluation and
protection were carried out. Three-dimensional microscopy was used to
analyze the weave structure and X-ray fluorescence spectroscopy (XRF) and
indirect enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (iELISA) were used to
scientifically analyze the printed gold and color paint components of the
unlined clothing. The results showed that the structure of the unlined
clothing was a two-warp twisted leno, the printed gold contained Au, Cu,
Fe and other elements, the colored paint contained Pb and Hg elements, and
the binding material component of the colored paint was type I collagen.
Based on the results of the analysis, the silk fibroin consolidation
method was used to improve resistance to the stress and strain caused by
the needle-thread repair method, and the needle-thread repair method was
then used to restore the original clothing shape. This study provides a
new approach for the protection of fragile silk fabrics in the future.
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